Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Cram, Ralph Adams 1863 1942 Cram, R. A. (Ralph Adams) Towards the Great Peace Introduction -- A world at the crossroads -- A working philosophy -- The social organism -- The industrial problem -- The political organization of society -- The function of education and art -- The problem of organic religion -- Personal responsibility. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Gerald Tejada and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Towards the Great Peace" by Ralph Adams Cram is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century that delves into the conditions of society following the devastating impacts of the Great War. The text presents an exploration of various socio-political, economic, and spiritual challenges faced by the world, arguing for a thoughtful reconciliation of past ideals and modern realities to cultivate a more harmonious future. In this work, Cram urges a departure from mere materialistic interpretations of progress and advocates for a renewed understanding of human dignity and societal organization rooted in Christian values. The opening of the treatise contains an introduction that reflects on a prayer by Bishop Hacket, establishing the theme of striving toward the "Great Peace" in a world fractured by war, animosity, and moral degradation. Cram outlines the historical context leading up to World War I, critiquing the failures of contemporary society, including a disconnection from meaningful ethical and religious foundations. He emphasizes the importance of individual character over institutional constructs, suggesting that true progress requires a spiritual awakening and the careful nurturing of societal structures that promote community and personal responsibility. The reader is invited to consider the pervasive disillusionment that followed the war and the potential for renewal through collective human effort and higher ideals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 34.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Sociology Social problems Civilization HM Text World War I Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 456713 2025-08-05T04:22:10.137643 text/html 456696 456573 2024-11-05T05:42:09.143527 2023-10-05T06:24:29.070456 text/html text/html 240876 2025-08-05T04:22:16.793562 application/epub+zip 247032 2025-08-05T04:22:12.753593 application/epub+zip 233267 2025-08-05T04:22:11.714626 application/epub+zip 430711 2025-08-05T04:22:20.266516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408616 2025-08-05T04:22:16.170521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365748 2022-09-05T09:00:13.374310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438268 2025-08-05T04:22:09.807639 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 418462 2024-10-28T17:57:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18249 2025-08-05T04:22:20.391514 application/rdf+xml 13350 2025-08-05T04:22:12.196568 image/jpeg 3695 2025-08-05T04:22:11.955551 image/jpeg 237246 2025-08-05T04:22:10.173577 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia