H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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Page 101
... Race . At times Wells seemed to be using the " Mind of the Race " as no more than a convenient figure of speech , equiv- alent to “ mankind ” or “ humanity " or Homo sapiens . At one point in his career he went to the other extreme of ...
... Race . At times Wells seemed to be using the " Mind of the Race " as no more than a convenient figure of speech , equiv- alent to “ mankind ” or “ humanity " or Homo sapiens . At one point in his career he went to the other extreme of ...
Page 112
... race survived Wells ' theological experi- ments without injury . Dr. Martineau in The Secret Places of the Heart ( 1922 ) was working out a psychology of self- transcendence to help bring individuals into union with the larger racial ...
... race survived Wells ' theological experi- ments without injury . Dr. Martineau in The Secret Places of the Heart ( 1922 ) was working out a psychology of self- transcendence to help bring individuals into union with the larger racial ...
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... race transcended his own imperfect , mortal , narrow self and found salvation in allegiance and surrender to purposes higher than his own . He fell into place in history . At Wells ' scale of obser- vation " the race is the drama and we ...
... race transcended his own imperfect , mortal , narrow self and found salvation in allegiance and surrender to purposes higher than his own . He fell into place in history . At Wells ' scale of obser- vation " the race is the drama and we ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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