The first four chapters of this book are devoted to picturing a change in the American (also, Western) civilization during the third quarter of the twentieth century.<\/p>\n
In the first chapter, Menninger wrote \u2013 in almost free association \u2013 his impression of the ancient Jewish prophets.\u00a0 The Jewish prophets spoke to uncomprehending prosperous folk.<\/p>\n
Then Menninger considered how America came to be.\u00a0 America was settled (by Europeans) through betrayal (of the Natives) and conflict (with each other and the crown).\u00a0 At some point, they turned on each other in bloody warfare.\u00a0 An \u201cimmortal leader\u201d was martyred.\u00a0 Territorial expansion resumed, bringing human misery and ecological devastation.\u00a0 Now, America is full of uncomprehending prosperous folk.\u00a0 And, just like in ancient Israel, prophets have appeared to affluent America, raising their voices: \u201cSomething is wrong\u201d.<\/p>\n
And, amazingly, Menninger\u2019s \u201cprophets\u201d includes Professors of Government.<\/p>\n
Hmmm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The first four chapters of this book are devoted to picturing a change in the American (also, Western) civilization during the third quarter of the twentieth century. In the first chapter, Menninger wrote \u2013 in almost free association \u2013 his impression of the ancient Jewish prophets.\u00a0 The Jewish prophets spoke to uncomprehending prosperous folk. Then […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-science-of-original-sin"],"yoast_head":"\n