Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
Ralph Adams Cram Quotes
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 |
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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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