The Greatest Obstacle To International Understanding Is

Every Society Rests In The Last Resort On The Recognition Of Common Principles And Common Ideals, And If It Makes No Moral Or Spiritual Appeal To The Loyalty Of Its Members, It Must Inevitably Fall To Pieces.

Law Describes The Way Things Would Work If Men Were Angels.

The Greatest Obstacle To International Understanding Is The Barrier Of Language

The True Makes Of History Are The Spiritual Men Whom The World Knew Not, The Unregarded Agents Of The Creative Action Of The Spirit. The Supreme Instance Of This-the Key To The Christian Understanding Of History-is To Be Found In The Incarnation- The Presence Of The Maker Of The World In The World Unknown To The World. ... The Incarnation Is Itself In A Sense The Divine Fruit Of History-of The Fullness Of Time-and It Finds Its Extension And Completion In The Historic Life Of The Church.

Moreover, Behind This Vague Tendency To Treat Religion As A Side Issue In Modern Life, There Exists A Strong Body Of Opinion That Is Actively Hostile To Christianity And That Regards The Destruction Of Positive Religion As Absolutely Necessary To The Advance Of Modern Culture