false 189611 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 189611 2 183308 1990 Confessions of an Original Sinner total:12|5:2|4:6|3:4| 12 46 18 3 66193 3.66 212 57 47184729 1397766 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 4 0 false Sun Feb 22 15:14:09 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 15:23:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 28509257 314221 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 3 0 false Mon Jul 28 09:30:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 09:39:36 -0700 2008 16456557 944807 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 15:49:38 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 15:51:02 -0800 2008 82211650 806419 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 0 0 false Sun Dec 27 15:25:21 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 27 15:25:21 -0800 2009 60159272 126153 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 0 0 false Thu Jun 18 07:25:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 07:25:48 -0700 2009 58058305 2373438 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

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Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

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Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Apr 04 16:18:29 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 16:18:29 -0700 2009 51164131 1426013 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 0 0 false Wed Apr 01 12:13:17 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 12:13:17 -0700 2009 37573151 1682191 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 0 0 false Wed Nov 12 18:55:51 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 18:55:51 -0800 2008 27288606 1122433 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Tue Jul 15 01:59:41 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 01:59:56 -0700 2008 27167229 1325970 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 5 0 false Sun Jul 13 19:42:56 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 19:42:56 -0700 2008 24439701 1235363 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 0 0 false Fri Jun 13 15:39:50 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 15:39:54 -0700 2008 22208987 975193 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 4 0 false Thu Jul 17 12:23:39 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 22:19:58 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 12:23:39 -0700 2008 20954716 684036 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 4 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Apr 25 05:58:44 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 05:59:14 -0700 2008 16457209 733655 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 3 0 false Sat Jul 12 17:19:42 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 15:57:42 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 12 17:19:42 -0700 2008 13098398 794544 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

]]> 1990 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 21 16:59:44 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 16:59:51 -0800 2008 8794430 604863 189611 1890318124 9781890318123 3 <![CDATA[Confessions of an Original Sinner]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666m/189611.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172549666s/189611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189611.Confessions_of_an_Original_Sinner 3.83 12 Confessions of an Original Sinner, Hungarian-born historian and writer John Lukacs describes the history of his convictions and beliefs. Born in 1924, Lukacs describes his journey from the Hungary of the 1930s and the ravages of Budapest in World War II to his discovery of America and forays into the intellectual life of New York City, and finally, his settling in Philadelphia. The "passing of the Modern Age" thematically unites Lukacs's nine chapters, which address many of the major currents of our period, including fascism, communism, democracy, anti-Semitism, and Christianity.

Written between 1983 and 1988, Confessions offers reflective, thought-provoking observations from a "man who knows that he is living during the end of an age." Like many immigrant intellectuals, Lukacs maintains a critical skepticism toward his adopted country and a distanced objectivity toward his homeland. As a result, his writings often illustrate the intersection--and frequent collision--of his humanistic European background with the American spirit of independence: "I could not believe that the future of Western civilization was California." Lukacs seamlessly weaves his complex thoughts into an entertaining, provocative narrative. For example, the chapter on "Dwelling" guides the reader from renovating a suburban home to the absurdity of urban sprawl, skepticism about the democratic process, involvement in local politics, the death of a loved one, and disillusion with a decaying social order. With reflections ranging from the individual ("All my life I have felt and recognized the presence of history within descriptive prose") to the universal ("One cannot be deeply bourgeois and deeply Christian at the same time"), Confessions of an Original Sinner challenges and delights at the same time, providing insight into the profound and frequently witty observations of one of our most perceptive thinkers. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack

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