Philosophical and Religious Sources of Modern Culture

Six Polish scholars of philosophy and theology, four of them Catholic priests, ponder how Christian philosophy, the foundation of European thought, can contribute to a better future in a multicultural and diverse world. Among the topics are the indefeasible relationship between philosophy and culture, a subjective interpretation of religious experience in the proposal of Martin Buber, the liturgy as a source of modern culture, whether Comte-Sponville's spirituality without God can be a new foundation of modern culture, and Ralf Konersmann's conception of the philosophy of culture. Only names are indexed. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jacek Grzybowski, born in Poland in 1973; catholic priest; assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (CSWU) and a lecturer at the Papal Faculty of Theology in Warsaw; author of several books and scientific articles on the history of philosophy and political philosophy.