The 20th Century: Cold War, Human Rights, Technology & Christian Renewal
Cold War (1945-1990)
Cold War
Communism Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) Vladimir Lenin (1870 – 1924) Communist Manifesto (1848) class struggles bourgeoisie (capitalists) v. proletariat (industrial workers)
Democracy / Capitalism: limits to the abuse of power
Human Rights
Human Rights "... to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small..."
Human Rights Magna Carta (1215) Declaration of Independence (1776) Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States (1787) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Lack of an enforcement mechanism
Technology
Technology
technological determinism Technology technological determinism
Christian Renewal secularization Karl Barth Max Weber