The New Religious Consciousness and History by Nikolai Berdyaev. Short summary

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Religion has accompanied humanity since the beginning of time. It has come a long way before the concepts of God, life, and creation became entrenched in the minds of men. Religion, on the other hand, is at the origin of the Russian Revolution.

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Chaos is the most ugly and contrary to everything positive. But it is the very basis of creation. It is a necessary background of all earthly beauty.

Religion appeared along with mankind. Its role and main concepts were constantly changing. Kant sees God as a whole society or aggregate humanity, which is unconditionally honored by each of its members. However, his teachings do not resonate with the people, and with the death of the «reformer» the movement ceases. Another view is that God is a «monad,» something incorporeal, representing the simple atoms of nature. They are indivisible, indestructible and inimitable. God is some supreme intangible super being.

Thomas Aquinas says that the people have the right to rebel when the government goes against the laws of God, exceeds its authority or the elected ruler acts unjustly. For these objective reasons the Russian Revolution occurred. The intertwining of religious beliefs and political mechanisms was a decisive factor in the event.