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Institute of Sacred Aesthetics · Jul 6, 2026 · Institute of Sacred Aesthetics

THE RED FLOWER AND THE HEARTH

Mowgli, the Metamorphoses of the City, and the Call to Build a Civilization of Love

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Curtain-wall glass Engineered granite Philosophy of civilization and the hearth Critique of modern architecture and urbanism Kipling's Jungle Book as political allegory Fustel de Coulanges and ancient city foundations Theology of vocation and love Decline of Western institutions

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