Taking the Long View argues in a series of engagingly written essays that remembering the past is essential for men and women who want to function effectively in the present. Without some knowledge of their own past neither individuals nor institutions know where they have been or where they are going. The book illustrates its thesis with tough-minded examples from the Church's life and thought, ranging from more abstract problems like the theoretical role
of historical criticism to such painfully concrete issues as the commandment of Jesus to forgive unforgivable wrongs.
- ISBN10 0199768935
- ISBN13 9780199768936
- Publish Date 3 November 2011 (first published 5 October 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English