A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Oh yes! Absolutely! And lovers don’t give a damn about appearances at any time in human history! So we’re moving out of the world of appearances. That is what Harvey Cox means by the “secular city.” The secular city was the visible, material city from which we could have a great deal of detachment. It apparently didn’t demand much involvement. The new city is one that demands a mystical involvement in the whole enterprise.
“Love”, in “Love”, Saturday Night, February (1967), p 8
Year: 1967
Chapter: Corporate
Compiled by William Kuhns
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