The Triumph of Good: Divine Providence, The Cain-Abel Paradigm, And the End of Marxism

The Triumph of Good: Divine Providence, The Cain-Abel Paradigm, And the End of Marxism

by Thomas Cromwell
The Triumph of Good: Divine Providence, The Cain-Abel Paradigm, And the End of Marxism

The Triumph of Good: Divine Providence, The Cain-Abel Paradigm, And the End of Marxism

by Thomas Cromwell

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Overview

A new foreword to the second edition explains how Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 demonstrated an age-old pattern of unjustified brutality exhibited by one brother to another, one group to another, one nation to another. It marked a return to the bad international behavior associated with the cataclysmic events of World War II, which resulted in tens of millions of deaths and untold suffering for many millions more.

 

From the point of view of the thesis of this book, the invasion was classic Cain-type behavior, based on resentment, envy, accusation, predatory calculation and, ultimately, murderous violence. Ukraine is literally a brother nation to Russia, sharing history, religion, culture and language. It had done nothing to earn the wrath of Putin. As of this writing, several months after the invasion, the Ukrainian people have suffered enormously, with thousands killed and millions displaced from their homes. Cities have been flattened, crops stolen, men tortured and women raped. In short, Putin's Russia has been barbaric.

 

The world has watched Putin in shock and horror. How can something like this happen in the 21st century? And nations have been tested. How resolute are they in the face of barbarism on a massive scale? Some leaders and governments have responded decisively to the crisis; others have equivocated.

 

The Triumph of Good explains the origins and nature of the Cain-Abel paradigm, and how it applies to history and the world today. It points out the importance of Abel offering a robust and determined response to Cain in order for the original purpose of creation, the Divine Providence, to be realized. It points out that the hope of humankind lies in the absolute goodness of the Creator and therefore of our common destiny. However, it also makes clear that we will see a triumph of good only if we fulfill our God-given responsibilities

 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781737441861
Publisher: East West Publishing
Publication date: 07/04/2022
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 576
Sales rank: 973,969
File size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition ... xiii

Preface ... xix

Introduction ... xxix

Chapter 1 The Crisis in Today's World ... 1

Marxism and Critical Theories are Destroying Civilization

Chapter 2 In the Beginning ... 12

Chapter 3 The Origin of Evil... 27

Chapter 4 The Way of Abel ... 37

Chapter 5 The Struggle Between Good and Evil in History... 44

Chapter 6 The Axial Age: An Era of Global Enlightenment... 56

Chapter 7 Jesus and the Christian Era ... 65

Chapter 8 The Rise of Islam ... 75

Chapter 9 Renewal and Revolution in Europe... 81

Chapter 10 The Advent of Communism... 92

Chapter 11 A Bitter 20th Century Harvest ... 110

Chapter 12 The Communist Seduction ... 130

Chapter 13 The Rise of Communist China ... 150

Chapter 14 Marxism Metastasizes I ... 172

Chapter 15 Marxism Metastasizes II ... 188

Chapter 16 Marxism Metastasizes III ... 208

Chapter 17 Making Fallen Nature the Law ... 226

Chapter 18 America's Providential Mission ... 229

Chapter 19 The Triumph of Good ... 241

Chapter 20 Translating Words Into Action ... 246

Chapter 21 Conclusion ... 260


APPENDICES

Appendix 1 The Manifesto of the Communist Party ... 265

Appendix 2 The Death Toll of Communism... 301

Appendix 3 A Marxist's Explanation of Dialectical Materialism ... 302

Appendix 4 The Genesis Account Of Eden and the Fall ... 314

Appendix 5 The Cain-Abel Paradigm in Old Testament History... 319

Appendix 6 The Cain-Abel Paradigm in the Life of Jesus ... 336

Appendix 7 Martin Luther's 95 Theses ... 356

Appendix 8 Major Denominational Families in Christianity ... 366

Appendix 9 English Bill of Rights, 1689 ... 367

Appendix 10 Friedrich Engels on Nature And History as Process ... 376

Appendix 11 Full Circle: The Moral Force of Unified Science ... 380

Appendix 12 Highlights of Khrushchev's 1960 Speeches at the United Nations ... 382

Appendix 13 Map of Socialist and Communist States, by Duration... 416

Appendix 14 The Chinese Communist Party Has Destroyed the Best of China ... 418

Appendix 15 The Witness of Whittaker Chambers ... 422

Appendix 16 Khrushchev's Speech on Stalin's Cult of Personality ... 425

Appendix 17 Communist Party USA Membership 1922-1950... 442

Appendix 18 Socialist/Communist Organizations and Supporters Based in America ... 443

Appendix 19 UN Global Population Projections to 2021 ... 452

Appendix 20 American Bill of Rights ... 454

Appendix 21 Postcolonial African Countries Which Tried Communism ... 458

Appendix 22 Black Lives Matter Combines Marxist with Neo-Marxist Ideas ... 459

Appendix 23 EU Sues Hungary and Poland Over Gay Rights ... 463

Appendix 24 US Declaration of Independence ... 468

Appendix 25 Parallels in Providential History... 473

Appendix 26 Dimensions of Cain-Abel Engagement... 474

Appendix 27 Nine 'Starter Steps' to Save America From Socialism... 478


Endnotes ... 487

Glossary of Names and Terms ... 494

Select Bibliography ... 510

Index ... 517

Acknowledgements ... 530

About the Author ... 533

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