By Januarius Asongu, PhD
1. Introduction: From Resistance to Sin
The preceding chapter demonstrated that human beings do not merely fail to know; they resist correction....
1. Introduction: The Problem of Resistance
The preceding chapters have established that the human condition is marked by epistemic fracture—a structural...
By Januarius Asongu
1. Introduction: From Doctrine to Structure
In the previous chapter, we argued that the traditional doctrine of original sin can be fruitfully reinterpreted...
1. Introduction: The Conceptual Failure of Dominant Accounts of Sin
Few doctrines have shaped Christian theology as profoundly as the doctrine of sin. Yet few...
By Januarius Jingwa Asongu, PhD
Saint Monica University, Buea, Cameroon
Abstract
The contemporary “post-truth” condition reflects not merely political polarization or digital...
Contemporary societies face an intensifying crisis of epistemic fragmentation characterized by...
Contemporary societies face a profound crisis of knowledge fragmentation manifested in...
Philosophical traditions are sustained not only through arguments but also through conceptual...
Contemporary societies face a growing crisis of epistemic fragmentation characterized by the...
By Januarius Jingwa Asongu
Contemporary intellectual life is characterized by an increasing fragmentation of knowledge systems....
The concept contra naturam (“contrary to nature”) has historically played a decisive role in Catholic moral theology, particularly in the...
The defining struggle of the twenty-first century is not merely geopolitical, economic, or technological. It is...
I — From Fracture to Reconstruction
Civilizations decline when they lose the capacity to correct themselves. They...
I — Democracy as an Epistemic Order
Democracy is not merely a constitutional arrangement; it is an epistemic order....
I — From Institutional Mediation to Algorithmic Reality
Civilizations do not merely inhabit reality; they mediate...
I — The Transformation of the Epistemic Environment
Every civilization exists within an epistemic environment: a...
By Januarius Asongu, PhDSaint Monica University, Buea, Cameroon
I — Civilizations Beyond the Logic of Expansion
Civilizational theory has long been written from the vantage point...
I — Civilizations Interrupted
The history of the Americas presents one of the most dramatic examples of...
I — Civilizations That Did Not Break
One of the central claims of this book has been that civilizations rise and...
I — Civilizational Greatness and the Question of Decline
Among the great civilizations of human history, Islamic...
