#modernity
Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Modernity
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Shipping containers are now ubiquitous, a symbol of modern commerce.
From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson
The pressure to define ourselves in one way is outdated.
From The Multi-Hyphen Life by Emma Gannon
Credit is the lifeblood of modern economies.
From The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
The modern world requires us to construct our own meaning.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
Fundamentalism is not a reaction to modernity but a response to the loss of meaning in the modern world.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
Our need for community is one of the greatest challenges of modern life.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
The greatest challenge facing Islam today is the challenge of modernity.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
The Royal Society became the cradle of modern scientific thought and inquiry.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
The age of information has transformed our lives.
From The Information by James Gleick
Understanding the evolution of religion can help us navigate our modern world.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
We need to learn how to think about God differently in a secular age.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The shipping container is a symbol of modernity and globalization.
From The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller by Marc Levinson
Ancient wisdom offers insights that modern society often overlooks.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis
In the pursuit of accuracy, engineers have shaped the very foundation of our modern society.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Fundamentalism is a reaction to the modern world.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
In the modern world, we need a new way of thinking about God.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Modernity often overlooks the value of traditional knowledge.
From The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis