How Christ Would Organize the World (Classic Reprint)

Ralph Waldo Nelson

ISBN 10: 1333138857 / ISBN 13: 9781333138851

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book argues that world organization, a key part of contemporary social problems, is directly connected to the humanitarian principles of Jesus. The author traces the evolution of human governmental institutions from Christâ s time to the â relatively successfulâ modern democratic states, whose emphasis on individual liberty, social and civil justice, and protection from oppression stand in stark contrast to autocracies. The book identifies autocracy as the root cause of modern warfare, which can only be solved through education and the spread of democratic ideals. Drawing upon the troubled history of Europe, the author demonstrates how democratic nations have proven more successful than autocracies, and highlights the growth of world community and cosmopolitanism. Ultimately, this insightful book argues that world organization based on Christâ s teachings is possible only through the elimination of autocracy and the universal adoption of democratic principles, and that the United States is uniquely positioned to lead the way. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Christ Would Organize the World (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1333138857
• ISBN 13: 9781333138851
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Theory and History

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Synopsis

Excerpt from How Christ Would Organize the World

This Memorial was established in the University of Kansas in 1911, in memory of Hattie Elizabeth Lewis, a former student of the University. It was founded by Professor George Edward Patrick, of Washington, D. C., and is maintained out of funds put into the hands of the Chancellor of the University a few months before Professor Patrick's death, which occurred March 22, 1916. Professor Patrick was a member of the faculty of the University of Kansas from 1874 to 1883. He and Miss Lewis were married in 1883. Mrs. Patrick died in 1909.

The Memorial takes the form of an annual competition in essay writing, Open to all students of the University of Kansas. The 'general theme of the essays submitted in this competition is The Application of the Teachings of Jesus to the Practical Affairs and Relations of Life, Individual, Social, Industrial, Commercial, or Political; but each essay must deal with a single definite subject, or a single phase of life. In the competition for the year 1915-16, as also in that for 1914-15, the University committee in charge of the competition itself prescribed the particular phase of the gen eral theme to which contestants were to be confined: The Appli cation oi the Teachings of Jesus to the Relations of States (nations) Each essay is required to be not less than nor more than words in length.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.