The Axial Age, Axiality, and the Missionary Enterprise
This article reviews recent literature on the Axial Age as a phase of world history and seeks to illuminate the role of Christian missionaries as part of this broad perspective. Introduced by Karl Jaspers in 1949, the concept has attracted attention from scholars interested in human development. The...
| Published in: | International bulletin of mission research |
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[2017]
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International bulletin of mission research
Year: 2017, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-72 |
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Education
B Human Evolution B Cognitive Psychology B Literacy B Axial Age |
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