John Fiske
John Fiske
creeds crumbling orthodox ruins
One and all, the orthodox creeds are crumbling into ruins everywhere.
christian faith mass passport reason regarded science true
A mass of metaphysical assumptions, wherein science was disowned, where reason was discredited, and where blind, unquestioning faith was regarded as the only passport to true Christian knowledge.
broad experience frame realistic social text
The way we make sense of a realistic text is through the same broad ideological frame as the way we make sense of our social experience or rather, the way we are made sense of by the discourses of our culture.
assumption opinions origin spirit
The persecuting spirit has its origin . . . in the assumption that one's own opinions are infallibly correct.
assumption
The persecuting spirit has its origin... in the assumption that one's own opinions are infallibly correct.
endure foundation god harmonize revealed science terms witness work
We now witness the constructive work on a foundation that will endure through the ages. That foundation is the god of science - revealed to us in terms that will harmonize with our intelligence.
inclined led occurred pronounce shall since
We shall be inclined to pronounce the voyage that led to the way to this New World as the most epoch-making event of all that have occurred since the birth of Christ.