RT Article T1 Humanization: Reason - Freedom - Dynamism - Dialogue JF Journal of ecumenical studies VO 54 IS 4 SP 475 OP 481 A1 Swidler, Leonard J. 1929- LA English PB University of Pennsylvania Press YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1694451798 AB The article focuses on major developments in the history of humankind and Axial Age ushered in a radically new form of consciousness. It mentions consciousness that is self-reflective and analytic applied to nature in the form of scientific theories, to society in the form of social critique and knowledge in the form of philosophy, and to religion in the form of mapping a spiritual journey. It also mentions awareness reinforced and expanded as this perception of the dynamism of reality. K1 Consciousness K1 Human Beings K1 Introspection K1 Perception K1 Philosophy DO 10.1353/ecu.2019.0035