{"product_id":"out-of-the-cocoon-rethinking-our-selves-an-introduction-to-a-new-future-9781469745169","title":"Out of the Cocoon: Rethinking Our Selves: An Introduction to a New Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn attempt at a \"new story\" of our emergence from the violence of the ancient cities. Those cities spun the cocoon in which our civilization matured. The human self is like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this study author and religious scholar John William Kuckuk traces the path of human evolution and what it means for the world today. He examines the advantages our ancestors had that helped them survive, considering how the brain developed. From Greek and biblical beginnings the human self grew more self-conscious as Europe developed. Through the Renaissance, the late Middle Ages, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, our culture developed a new appreciation of the human self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe also relates how philosophy, media, and religion steered the course of Western history and how culture continues to evolve. The complex dynamics among species, peoples, and schools of thought have led to violence, misunderstandings, and the repression of the human spirit. As humanity continues to evolve, we can work toward a better future by understanding our past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469745169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"John William Kuckuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990862790837,"sku":"9781469745169","price":28.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a16259b6-33b6-4941-8f81-a273209ba91c.jpg?v=1762838085","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/out-of-the-cocoon-rethinking-our-selves-an-introduction-to-a-new-future-9781469745169","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}