The Course of Civilizations spiritual the silent wisdom of the

the silent wisdom of the via negativa has inspired what Charles Journet calls the “unknowing of love and the ignorance that is truly learned

for its testimony to the “wondrous life” of the Church

before heading to his torments

Christ promised that “the Advocate

charming and clever

The Course of Civilizations spiritual the silent wisdom of theBy Johan Huizinga The Course of Civilizations is a collection of essays by cultural historian Johan Huizinga on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the concepts of history and culture. In his exceptionally creative approach to cultural history, Huizinga gives primacy of place to social relations, from which a culture derives its formative ideas and thus its unique character. The essays in this volume cover a fascinating range of topics, including