THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SPIRITUALITY

The concepts of progress and evolution were rare prior to recent times. Almost all human societies in the past thought in cyclical terms. If they ascribed a direction to long term historical development it was devolution and decay. A singular exception can be found in one of the five Confucian Class...

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Main Author: Maller, Allen S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2005
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2005, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 473-484
Further subjects:B Spirituality
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