Users often confuse contradictions (good vs. evil) with oppositions (related poles like "individual" vs. "community").
| Theme | Guardini's Analysis | | :--- | :--- | | | Not evil in itself, but "ambiguous." It creates power without providing the moral capacity to wield it. | | Power | Modern man has gained power over nature, but has lost power over himself. | | History | History is not a straight line of progress; it is a drama with acts. The "Modern Act" is over. | | Nature | The modern view of nature as a "resource" is a theological error. Nature is God's creation; man is a steward, not an owner. |
Romano Guardini’s 1956 work, The End of the Modern World , analyzes the transition from the Modern Age to a "post-modern" era marked by technological collectivism and the rise of "Mass Man". The text argues that the rejection of Christian foundations in favor of unbridled technological power creates a "world unhinged" where personal responsibility is lost. Digital copies are available on platforms like Scribd, while physical copies can be purchased from publishers such as Angelico Press . Romano Guardini & "The End of the Modern World"