Pope John Paul II always stresses the changing temporal dimension of Catholic social thought. The world of lay women and men is characterized by temporality. The layperson works in a world of uncertainty, and darkness, and the necessity of making decisions today - without the full light of knowing about later consequences. After thirty years, we need a fresh diagnosis of the changes that have occurred in the world that laypersons address. In 1995 the world is at least as different from the world of 1965 as 1965 was from 1935.
Atheism is different .
A new age of religion is dawning, Kristol argues, at least in the United States. A Fourth Great Awakening, others call it. The division between two blocs is gone. Both as a metaphysic and as an economic theory, socialism has failed - dramatically. In this field, women often lead the way - women seem especially skilled in small business.