Abstract
I tell my students that you can't have a meaningful discussion without defining terms. Newman would probably agree, but this is a serious book. One part of my definition of serious is that this book isn't superficial. Newman realizes that religion, technology, and culture are not easy to define, and, therefore, he warns readers that he hasn't defined terms, as these definitions in themselves would each be a book length study. However, most readers would have little quarrel with what they perceived to be his definitions. He is, of course, aware that there are many religions, but sticks almost entirely to Judaism and Christianity. A quote might help illustrate his thinking on defining terms: