The Making of Europe: An Introduction to the History of European Unity

by Dawson, Christopher Henry

• ISBN13: 9780813210834
• ISBN10: 0813210836
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Catholic Univ of Amer Pr

Summary

-- A book in systematic metaphysics and the philosophy of religion. Oliva Blanchette provides a critical response to the Heideggerian deconstruction of metaphysics. He pulls together in a coherent and encompassing whole a number of essential themes -- such as Being, Goodness, Truth, the Universe, Becoming, Substance, Matter, Form, Potency, Act, Diversity, Transcendence, Immanence, and Metaphysics itself -- and shows how they belong together when considered in the light of traditional philosophy.
-- The author explores what metaphysics is about and how relevant it remains today.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Alexander Murray
Introduction	3	(12)
PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS
The Roman Empire	15	(18)
The Catholic Church	33	(19)
The Classical Tradition and Christianity	52	(16)
The Barbarians	68	(10)
The Barbarian Invasions and the Fall of the Empire in the West	78	(21)
PART II: THE ASCENDANCY OF THE EAST
The Christian Empire and the Rise of the Byzantine Culture	99	(17)
The Awakening of the East and the Revolt of the Subject Nationalities	116	(10)
The Rise of Islam	126	(11)
The Expansion of Moslem Culture	137	(18)
The Byzantine Renaissance and the Revival of the Eastern Empire	155	(16)
PART III: THE FORMATION OF WESTERN CHRISTENDOM
The Western Church and the Conversion of the Barbarians	171	(21)
The Restoration of the Western Empire and Carolingian Renaissance	192	(17)
The Age of the Vikings and the Conversion of the North	209	(18)
The Rise of the Mediaeval Unity	227	(23)
Conclusion	250	(7)
Bibliography	257	(14)
Index	271