Out of the Cocoon : Rethinking Our Selves: An Introduction to a New Future

John William Kuckuk

ISBN 10: 1469745143 / ISBN 13: 9781469745145

Editore: Iuniverse, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An attempt at a 'new story' of our emergence from the violence of the ancient cities. Those cities spun the cocoon in which our civilization matured. The human self is like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. In this study author and religious scholar John William Kuckuk traces the path of human evolution and what it means for the world today. He examines the advantages our ancestors had that helped them survive, considering how the brain developed. From Greek and biblical beginnings the human self grew more self-conscious as Europe developed. Through the Renaissance, the late Middle Ages, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, our culture developed a new appreciation of the human self. He also relates how philosophy, media, and religion steered the course of Western history and how culture continues to evolve. The complex dynamics among species, peoples, and schools of thought have led to violence, misunderstandings, and the repression of the human spirit. As humanity continues to evolve, we can work toward a better future by understanding our past.

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• Titolo: Out of the Cocoon : Rethinking Our Selves: An Introduction to a New Future
• Editore: Iuniverse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1469745143
• ISBN 13: 9781469745145
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 229 L x 152 A x 19 P (millimetri) 229 millimetri di larghezza per 152 millimetri di altezza per 19 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 505 grammi

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Riassunto

An attempt at a "new story" of our emergence from the violence of the ancient cities. Those cities spun the cocoon in which our civilization matured. The human self is like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. In this study author and religious scholar John William Kuckuk traces the path of human evolution and what it means for the world today. He examines the advantages our ancestors had that helped them survive, considering how the brain developed. From Greek and biblical beginnings the human self grew more self-conscious as Europe developed. Through the Renaissance, the late Middle Ages, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, our culture developed a new appreciation of the human self. He also relates how philosophy, media, and religion steered the course of Western history and how culture continues to evolve. The complex dynamics among species, peoples, and schools of thought have led to violence, misunderstandings, and the repression of the human spirit. As humanity continues to evolve, we can work toward a better future by understanding our past.

L'autore

John William Kuckuk grew up in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. He spent four years doing graduate work at McCormick Seminary in Chicago and went on to become a researcher for the church. He was also an entrepreneur before retiring to a new life of relaxed reading. He currently lives in Ohio.