In scope and in vision Dawson s conception of history ranks with the work of men like Spengler Northrop and Toynbee This classic Dawson work is a conspectus of his thought on universal history in all its depth and range Containing thirty one essays selected from his writings it gives a clear and fascinating picture of his achievement in helping to widen our perspective of world history and in identifying the central determinative importance of religion for the formation of Culture For breadth of knowledge and lucidity of style Dawson has few rivals New York Times Book Review Dynainics of WorldHistory is extraordinarily valuable because it is much more than a Christopher Dawson compendium or than an introduction to Dawson It is a very carefully collected and edited quilt of Dawson s most important writings a multicolored quilt rather than a collection of disparate essays John Lukaes author Five Days in London May 1940 Christopher Dawson 1889 1970 is widel