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Shawn Saini Mr. Collins Church History and Sacraments April 27, 2003 Modernism Modernism, or the "abuse of that which is modern", aims at that alteration of the human thought, in relation to God, man, the world, and life, and the afterlife. The intellectual goal of Modernism is the critique of tradition, through the use of science and reason. "It consists in the claim of the modern mind to determine what is true, right, and beautiful in the light of its own experience, even though its conclusions be in contradiction to those of tradition (Major 8)." Contradicting many of the dogmas of the Church, modernism stands for a new spirit and for modern methods in the study and teaching of religion and morals. Yet, modernist are Christian that seek to connect themselves more with the world of reason. "It is the use of modern science to find, state and use the permanent and central values of...

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