Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
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As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.
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Birth: | 16th December, 1863 |
Death: | 22nd September, 1942 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Architect |
Ralph Adams Cram, FAIA was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partnerships in which he worked. Together with an architect and artist he is honored on December 16 as a feast day in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
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