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Universal History

Again, there are several lecture series with this title. All of them expand on the premise of Out of Revolution in that they seek to express the unity of history. But here it is not the 1000 years of European history for which unity is sought, but the entire life of humankind "from Adam to the last judgment." Our own story is told through the lives of our revolutionary ancestors. The tribes, the astrological empires, the Jews, and the Greeks are honored not only for their enduring and continuing contributions but for having once and for all broken new ground.

Rosenstock-Huessy declares that the Christian era exists, and he defends it. He calls Christ the turning point of history: the culmination of the yearnings and the redemption of the achievements of the ancient world, the cornerstone of our hopes for the unity of mankind. The four ages of the ancient world are succeeded by the millennia of the Christian era in which one God over many gods was, one world out of many worlds have been, and one society out of the many societies, is yet to be, created.

The history of mankind is retold as a kind of relay race in which each age or generation charts new territory.

Much of the material in these courses is available in German, in far greater detail, in the second volume of Soziologie.

There are seven lecture series available. To find out more about each lecture series, follow these links: