00:00:05 Unidentified man talks about spiritual values controlling country life.
00:01:58 Dr. Harry V. Richardson gives opening remarks and introduces Dr. P.A. Sorokin.
00:06:58 Dr. P.A. Sorokin greets those in attendance and talks about his prediction of the Western culture.
00:08:26 States his prediction of Western culture. Says every important aspect of the organization of Western society is in an extraordinary crisis.
00:27:48 Talks about how Medieval culture became the dominant culture around 5th or 6th century and lasted till about the 12th century.
00:31:42 Talks about the most recent centuries in human history, which a new system of values developed.
00:56:39 Dr. Sorokin talks about Western society being in the midst of possibly the greatest crisis in the whole human history.
01:04:29 Talks about how he is sorry to say in the20th century no new great theological system emerged, and this is evidence of the further decline of the social culture.
01:25:17 Talks about religious revivals going on in other countries and America, media has overestimated these religious revivals because it is superficial.
01:34:51 Talks about world wars occurring and death of many people would put an end to the creative history of man.
01:44:16 Talks about prescriptions against war and solutions for lasting peace.
01:53:42 Talks about how the ruling elite presents the most criminal behavior, with no exception for this rule even in democratic countries.
01:58:12 Talks about new internal order and culture built on new fundamental system of values.
02:04:34 Ends lecture.
