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| − | The '''Characterization of 1960s student unrest''' by several leading scholars is that of a religious movement. This period of social turmoil has been compared to the [[Protestant Reformation]], the search for the sacred, and the fourth [[Great Awakening]]. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=VpafCAIMCowC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Faith+and+Knowledge#PPA152,M1 ''Faith and Knowledge''], Douglas Sloan, Westminster John Knox Press, 1994, ISBN 0664228666, 272 pages, p. 152 </ref> Religious movements can increase or decrease the overall level of [[evil]] in the world. This period is noted for [[LSD]], [[pot-smoking]], [[Che Guevara]], [[communes]], promiscuous [[sex]], and various humanistic psychologies. | + | The '''Characterization of 1960s student unrest''' by several leading scholars is that of a religious movement. This period of social turmoil has been compared to the [[Protestant Reformation]], the search for the sacred, and the fourth [[Great Awakening]]. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=VpafCAIMCowC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Faith+and+Knowledge#PPA152,M1 ''Faith and Knowledge''], Douglas Sloan, Westminster John Knox Press, 1994, ISBN 0664228666, 272 pages, p. 152 </ref> Religious movements can increase or decrease the overall level of [[evil]] in the world. This period is noted for [[LSD]], [[pot-smoking]], [[Che Guevara]], [[communes]], promiscuous [[sex]], and various humanistic psychologies. According the Columbia University professor Douglas Sloan, the scholars [[Theodore Roszak]] and [[Jacob Needleman]] attempted to find the silver lining in all this unrest. They both rejected its drug culture as a metaphorical death sentence and insisted on clear reason, even while they called for a rejection of much of science in popular thinking. |
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The Characterization of 1960s student unrest by several leading scholars is that of a religious movement. This period of social turmoil has been compared to the Protestant Reformation, the search for the sacred, and the fourth Great Awakening. [1] Religious movements can increase or decrease the overall level of evil in the world. This period is noted for LSD, pot-smoking, Che Guevara, communes, promiscuous sex, and various humanistic psychologies. According the Columbia University professor Douglas Sloan, the scholars Theodore Roszak and Jacob Needleman attempted to find the silver lining in all this unrest. They both rejected its drug culture as a metaphorical death sentence and insisted on clear reason, even while they called for a rejection of much of science in popular thinking.
- ↑ Faith and Knowledge, Douglas Sloan, Westminster John Knox Press, 1994, ISBN 0664228666, 272 pages, p. 152