TY - JOUR
AU - Springer, Robert H.
AB - 330 THEOLOGICAL STUDIES gives the unwarranted impression that the evils afflicting the episcopate were adequately met in the sixteenth century, whereas many of them plagued the Church until the French Revolution. It is also a disappointment because it makes it abundantly clear how little this field has been cultivated by historians. The reason is not hard to find: the task is not an easy one. Woodstock College E. A. RYAN, S J . TH E NEW TOWER OF BABEL. By Dietrich von Hildebrand. New York: Kenedy, 1953. Pp. 243. $3.00. Though modern viewpoints on truth and morality .have often been brought sternly to task, it is rare that this has been achieved with authentic philosophical insight. Dr. von Hildebrand has succeeded admirably in this his latest publication. It depicts the chaos of current thinking, the shallow­ ness and downright errancy of today's approach to reality and life. In part, themes previously appearing in his writings are here reintroduced; in part, new themes make their debut. The book presents a series of seven essays. The unifying thesis which underlies the whole is the revolt of modern man from God, or better, the fundamental denial of dependent creaturehood. Such is the 
TI - Book Review: The New Tower of Babel
JF - Theological Studies
DO - 10.1177/004056395401500222
DA - 1954-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/book-review-the-new-tower-of-babel-HDigg0fvYP
SP - 330
EP - 331
VL - 15
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -