Library of Christian Classic Thought Through the Ages — The End of Happiness

Author: Ferguson Harvie
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Western religion holds that God is the source of happiness, and humans can only attain happiness by drawing near to God. However, with the encounter and questioning of idols, happiness as an existential mode becomes increasingly unsettling. Ultimately, humans need to live happily, yet this purpose becomes increasingly difficult to achieve. This book aims to demonstrate that since happiness is no longer a fixed premise, it can at least be understood through five fundamental modalities: faith, belief, morality, passion, and sensuality. Through a detailed analysis of these five points, the book helps us understand modern Western society from the perspective of ultimate values. This book is part of the "The End of Happiness" in the "Classical Christian Thought Collection" from Langlang Press.
Language is the container of thought and culture. The quality of Christian thought transcends ethnicity, while its form clings to the national language. Therefore, Christian thought is both universal and possesses the ideological individuality of the national language. Over nearly two millennia, Christian thought has continued to unfold in the cultural languages of various peoples, becoming an important structural element of world culture.