A Theological Age: A New Way of Looking at the History of the West

This paper argues that the current age is best understood as a theological in its normal approach to world one based on high level of abstraction. Theology stands contrast with piety, which derives much more from immediate experience and embodies common sense. The cultural intellectual development Europe West can be terms interaction two distinct modes thinking viewing world, namely theology way has come dominate Western culture detriment piety. Hence, dominance Greek rationalism within led one-sided gives priority rationalist thought. There been continuing tradition piety West, but existence tended somewhat fugitive seen, for example, Musil’s depiction ‘other condition’ J S Mill’s personal breakdown caused by an excess theology. implications history are evident historical developments viewed through rigid prisms perspectives either fragment study into series disconnected narratives endowed their unique telos or impose all-encompassing narrative erases differences well potentialities. In both cases, it mode thought—which dominated since so-called birth rationalism—that turns ideology. contends condition calls new philosophy captures responds crisis affecting West’s self-understanding sense purpose.