A Catholic Cultural Historian's Approach to World History: Review on Christopher Dawson's Dynamics of World History
Author: WU Ke, PhD Candidate, School of History, Beijing Normal University
Abstract:
but extends its analysis to a broader cultural and historical setting, commenting on contributions and weakness of Dawson’s methodology and historical views. The tension between culture and religion, tradition and modernity, change and preservation is a challenge to each age and society, and Dawson’s thought and methodology may provide critical insight for our thinking today.
Keywords:
Christopher Dawson, Dynamics of World History, Catholicism
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