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Shipping containers are now ubiquitous, a symbol of modern commerce.
Credit is the lifeblood of modern economies.

From The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson

Ancient wisdom offers insights that modern society often overlooks.
The shipping container is a symbol of modernity and globalization.
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

Fundamentalism is a reaction to the modern world.

From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

Modernity often overlooks the value of traditional knowledge.
Our need for community is one of the greatest challenges of modern life.
The Royal Society became the cradle of modern scientific thought and inquiry.
We need to learn how to think about God differently in a secular age.

From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

The greatest challenge facing Islam today is the challenge of modernity.

From No god but God by Reza Aslan

In the modern world, we need a new way of thinking about God.

From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

The modern world requires us to construct our own meaning.
The age of information has transformed our lives.

From The Information by James Gleick

In the pursuit of accuracy, engineers have shaped the very foundation of our modern society.
Understanding the evolution of religion can help us navigate our modern world.

From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright

The pressure to define ourselves in one way is outdated.

From The Multi-Hyphen Life by Emma Gannon