Return to order: from a frenzied economy to an organic Christian society: where we've been, how we got here, and where we need to go

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"In times of crisis, we are forced to reexamine our ways and ponder our future. It is in this framework that we need to consider our present economic plight and the charting of our path forward. In his penetrating analysis of contemporary society, author John Horvat focuses on the present crisis with great insight and clarity. He claims modern economy has become cold, impersonal, and out of balance. Gone are the human elements of honor and trust so essential to our daily lives. Society has discarded the natural restraining influence of the human institutions and values that should temper our economic activities. Return to Order is a clarion call that invites us to reconnect with those institutions and values by applying the timeless principles of an organic Christian order. Horvat presents a refreshing picture of this order, so wonderfully adapted to our human nature. He describes the calming influence of those natural regulating institutions such as custom, family, community, the Christian State, and the Church. A return to order is not only possible but crucial. Horvat shows us how to make it happen."--Amazon.com, 06/23/14.;The long brewing storm: Throwing off restraint ; A threatened way of life ; At a crossroads -- The road ahead: a return to order: Foundations of an organic order ; The heart and soul of an economy ; A passion for justice ; A corresponding temperance ; The search for meaning. The long brewing storm: Throwing off restraint A threatened way of life At a crossroads -- The road ahead: a return to order: Foundations of an organic order The heart and soul of an economy A passion for justice A corresponding temperance The search for meaning.