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Summary: An outstanding book. . .
Review: . . .which exposes several of the "gods" of the 20th century for what they were.The author certainly has an opinion -- there is no question about that -- but his opinioin seems quite justified by the bringing to light of the actual facts of the matter. Freud, Jung, Meade, and others started a cultural revolution in the world -- and we are still paying the price. Not every reader will agree with every analysis (there were some I felt were stronger than others) -- but on the whole Mr. Jones carries off his thesis quite well. (As a point of interest, however, I'm not sure that his chapter on Martin Luther added strength to his argument.)
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Summary: An outstanding book. . .
Review: . . .which exposes several of the "gods" of the 20th century for what they were. The author certainly has an opinion -- there is no question about that -- but his opinioin seems quite justified by the bringing to light of the actual facts of the matter. Freud, Jung, Meade, and others started a cultural revolution in the world -- and we are still paying the price. Not every reader will agree with every analysis (there were some I felt were stronger than others) -- but on the whole Mr. Jones carries off his thesis quite well. (As a point of interest, however, I'm not sure that his chapter on Martin Luther added strength to his argument.)
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Summary: Recommended (Albeit With Reservations)
Review: An eye-opening look at the hidden motivations of many of the leading figures of modernity. Most of those profiled were/are revered for their seeming objectivity, but Mr. Jones shows the faulty moral framework that caused them to have huge ulterior motives in bending truth to their own particular problem. Powerful stuff - you'll never read anything like this for a course at a secular college or see it reviewed in a weekly news magazine!
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Summary: Interesting, but marred by Roman Catholic sectarianism
Review: I generally enjoyed Jones' rehearsing of the sexual pecadillos of various secular intellectuals, and how they used their work as a justification of their illicit sexual behavior. Little known facts were revealed, though many of these items have been collected elsewhere. But then, at the end of the book, Jones launches into a viriulent attack on Martin Luther as the root of all of these problems, outrageously claiming that Luther's doctrine of the bondage of the will (similar to doctrines found in Augustine and Aquinas) was developed virtually solely as a justification of Luther's breaking his monastic vow and getting married. Jones actually claims Luther is some sort of medieval Hugh Hefner! All of this is quite ludicrous, hardly in the spirit of Vatican II, and outweighs (and even calls into question) the veracity of the profiles of the other secularist persons herein.
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Summary: Lose the "lustful Luther" motif
Review: I really enjoyed Jones' book, but the last chapter where he rehashes old Counter-Reformation-til-the-turn-of-the-20th-century indictments of Martin Luther as a sex crazed inventor was outdated and contrived.
I also think he could have cut the Freud & Jung chapter down a bit. Other than that he makes a wonderful point about the ability of our minds to rationalize our own behavior to ourselves... and to society at large.
Good job, Dr. Jones. Keep writing books... As a Protestant I would appreciate you not reducing the Reformation to "Luther just wanted to have sex." ...that's a bit simplistic. You should know better.
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Summary: Exposing Modernism and its Lies - a superbly written expose'
Review: I will not go on attempting to explain how excellent E. Michael Jones' books are. Read them for yourself - and understand that his writing style and thought provoking content are above anything out there that speaks to the current culture "war" and the decline of Western Civilization. His work is detailed, poignant and sincere. I recommend this, and all of his writings to anyone who wishes to see beyond the standard set of garbage that is taught about modern culture and its wonders.
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Summary: Modernism as Rationalized Sexual Misbehavior?
Review: I would agree that "Modernism is rationalized sexual misbehavior" as Michael Jones contends in the title of this book. This label is, of course, one of about fifty others that could also be used to describe modernity in general however. _Degenerate Moderns_ is an odd mixture of cultural critique, Catholic sectarianism, sexual puritainism and a loosely implied conspiracy theory regarding coverups of the personal lives of the Saints of the Modern World. The book examines the personal lives of Margaret Mead, Alfred Kinsey, Pablo Picasso, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Martin Luther (among others) and attempts to make connections between their immoral sexual activities and the ideas they expounded as being rationalizations of their misbehavior instead of repenting of their sins. That's basically the main point of the book, and overall _Degenerate Moderns_ is a bit incoherent as the author assumes too much of the reader by giving a stream of examples without explaining the context of his argument adequately. _Degenerate Moderns_ asks the question: "Was Martin Luther really a great reformer? or was he just wanting to [insert your thoughts here] with the nuns?" This book is very novel, even if some of its arguments and reasoning are a bit underdeveloped and extremist. The best part of _Degenerate Moderns_ discusses the rumor that the Kinsey Institute has the world's largest collection of pornography "except for the Vatican." This myth is in fact false: a friend of Kinsey's made the statement as an offbeat comment to describe Kinsey's collection of pornography, and Kinsey went on to repeat this when he did speeches and presentations about his institute.
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Summary: Modernism as Rationalized Sexual Misbehavior?
Review: I would agree that "Modernism is rationalized sexual misbehavior" as Michael Jones contends in the title of this book. This label is, of course, one of about fifty others that could also be used to describe modernity in general however. _Degenerate Moderns_ is an odd mixture of cultural critique, Catholic sectarianism, sexual puritainism and a loosely implied conspiracy theory regarding coverups of the personal lives of the Saints of the Modern World. The book examines the personal lives of Margaret Mead, Alfred Kinsey, Pablo Picasso, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Martin Luther (among others) and attempts to make connections between their immoral sexual activities and the ideas they expounded as being rationalizations of their misbehavior instead of repenting of their sins. That's basically the main point of the book, and overall _Degenerate Moderns_ is a bit incoherent as the author assumes too much of the reader by giving a stream of examples without explaining the context of his argument adequately. _Degenerate Moderns_ asks the question: "Was Martin Luther really a great reformer? or was he just wanting to [insert your thoughts here] with the nuns?" This book is very novel, even if some of its arguments and reasoning are a bit underdeveloped and extremist. The best part of _Degenerate Moderns_ discusses the rumor that the Kinsey Institute has the world's largest collection of pornography "except for the Vatican." This myth is in fact false: a friend of Kinsey's made the statement as an offbeat comment to describe Kinsey's collection of pornography, and Kinsey went on to repeat this when he did speeches and presentations about his institute.
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Summary: Explains Much
Review: This is one of the most enlightening modern day commentaries I've ever read. Throughout the book I kept saying things like: "So that's why this is this way!" and "I recognized that before, but couldn't explain it as well and with so much good documentation!" If you would like to know (at least in considerable part) why we are experiencing a moral and cultural decline in this country, and why today's young people have no sense of right or wrong, READ THIS BOOK!
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