“The information that was contained in a cathedral was based upon a common culture - a common Christian culture - and the elements were chosen for a common symbolic meaning. Someone who knew everything that was represented in a cathedral had a sort of encyclopedia - you can indeed call it that - but it was a selective encyclopedia, like encyclopedias back when they were books and the people writing them were supposed to be specialists in their field. I think today the problem is that people don't know how to choose between different kinds of information.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWritingKindBookDifferentProblemTodayChristianCultureCommonKnow HowInformationFieldsElementsChosenSupposed To BeDifferent KindsSymbolicBack WhenCathedralsSpecialistsSelectiveEncyclopediaCommon CultureSymbolic Meaning Author:Eugene Green
“In France, we have laïcité, which means that atheism is almost our state religion. But I think a very important part of Western culture is in the centuries when Christianism was dominant and was present in almost all works of art - not only liturgical works, but also literature and music. Yes, it's important to have that in our present. It doesn't mean that people have to adhere to a dogma or practice a religion, but it's part of our heritage, and you have to at least try to understand it. Otherwise you can't be a modern person.” PeopleThinkingTryingMeanPersonsArtImportantStatesCultureLiteraturePracticeAtheismModernCenturyWesternFranceWorks Of ArtHeritageDogmaDominantWestern CultureLiterature And Music Author:Eugene Green
