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The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God Hardcover – International Edition, April 5, 2005

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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Basic Books; export ed edition (April 5, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0465092667
  • ISBN-13: 978-0465092666
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsAs the light dims in the public square
By John Zxerce on April 9, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Weigel suggests Europe is a society adrift, untied from the source of its greatness - the very cultural foundation which provided the values making Europe great is now disintegrating, leaving Europe (and soon the entire West) on sinking sand. More specifically, as the past is erased, re-written, or ignored the rich Judeo-Christian history of Europe is being left behind. And at what cost?

Weigel asks provocative questions... Why is European productivity dwindling to an all time low? Why is European politics rife with senselessness? Why does Sweden have a considerably higher level of its population living below the poverty line? Why is Europe undergoing the 'greatest sustained reduction in European population since the Black Death of the 14th century'?

Could the recent woes of Europe be tied to the ever decreasing Christian minority on this now decidedly post-Christian continent?

As I ponder Weigel's book I'm reminded of Orwell's quote, "We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." Weigel restates the obvious, "culture determines civilization". And he goes on to say, without its distinctly Christian history, Europe would not be what it is. Unfortunately, he may have more accurately written, `Europe would not have been what it was.'

However, from the perspective of the Christian tradition there is more to lament than the secondary effects of a decline in productivity, and art. That is, merely reviving religion as an end in itself is not what Europe needs, but rather a call back to its first love, the God who blesses and rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Of course the current intellectual elites regard God as an embarrassment as they continue to scoff at His name. What is the final price? The world has yet to know.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEurope in jeopardy
By Scaramanga on April 21, 2005
Format: Hardcover
The issues covered are perhaps the most important issues facing the West as we begin the third millenium. We'll hear a lot about it as the de-Christianization of Europe seems to be number one item on the new Pope's agenda.

The book is very important in that most Westerners - and I mean the educated westerners - don't even realize that a stage is being set for a war of religion/ideologies, just as liberals (in the American sense of the word) have convinced themselves that religion doesn't matter. See the review by an Urs Guber below who states that "Italy just happens to have the densest Roman Catholic population." I'm sure Urs believes she (?) knows a lot about Europe, but the statement betrays her complete ignorance of the trends under way.

Italy is one of the LEAST Catholic countries in Western Europe, as - for instance - reported by CNN recently; the percentage of practicing Catholics - and Christians in general - has been falling rapidly in Italy, Germany, and France. Apart from an identity crisis it represents (whose long-term consequences are hard to predict), it has opened a great opportunity to Islam. Last year, a mosque was built at the site of a Catholic church in Granada (if you don't know what that means, you had better read up on history), and it's no coincidence that the largest mosque in Europe was built a stone's throw from the Vatican. Why the anti-religious left doesn't find that troubling is beyond me. Is Catholic Italy worse that Italy AD 2060 under sharia law? There will be no fashion in Muslim Italy - that's guaranteed. So even if you don't give a damn about religion or ideology, but couldn't live without Armani or Blahnik, you should be concerned.
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5.0 out of 5 starsForgetting our past, dooming our future
By Bill Muehlenberg VINE VOICE on June 27, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Why is it that the 70,000 word constitution of the European Union does not once mention the term `Christianity'? How is it that the framers of the EU document utterly fail to acknowledge the Christian heritage of Europe? Can European democracy long flourish in a culture that rejects the heritage that give birth to it? And what future is there for a free Europe which has spiritual and cultural amnesia, forgetting its very foundations?

These questions are explored in an important new book by American social commentator and Catholic theologian, George Weigel. He argues that there are two main competing visions for the future of Europe. One is that of secularism as represented by the La Grande Arche in Paris, a huge glass and metal cube built to commemorate the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

The other is Christianity, as represented by Notre-Dame Cathedral, which tourists are informed can easily fit into the grand cube.

One vision follows a two-hundred year history of humanism, secularism, and atheism. The other follows the two thousand year history of the Christian church. Which vision, asks Weigel, can better protect democracy, human rights and meaning and purpose for modern Europe? Which vision will hold sway?

Weigel argues that the answers to these questions will also help explain the issue of the "Europe problem". For example, how does one account for Europe's weakness in the face of international terrorism, it refusal to recognise the failures - and terror - of communism, its declining fertility rates, its fixation with international organisations such as the International Criminal Court and the UN, and its rampant Christophobia?

Why has Europe repudiated its Judeo-Christian foundations and embraced secular humanism?Read more ›
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A very good read about the differences between Europe and America. I usually don't read this genre of book, but I found it kept my attention and George points things out in a... Read more

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Published 23 months ago by G. Cranford
5.0 out of 5 starsClear and Concise Weigel Product

A must read for any reader who values solid statistical evidence as a means of understanding the troubling trends in Western Societal developement today.

Published 24 months ago by Christopher Hoffman
4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting

I was curious about this book: Much of what I see as the suicidal tendency in the Western Culture (American and European) I usually attribute to economics. (i.e. Read more

Published on May 4, 2014 by jaimeshawn
5.0 out of 5 starsA tree cut off from its roots will die....

This is one of the most memorable lines from this book for me. Weigel is a fantastic author. Reading this book years after publication provides vindication to Weigel's assertions... Read more

Published on March 24, 2014 by M. Lozano
5.0 out of 5 starsEuropean Christian Phobia Explained

Very readable and clear explanation of why the rise of secular humanism has resulted in anti-Christian ideology to the extent that the constitution of the EU makes no mention of... Read more

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