UNDERSTANDING HISTORY: EMERGING CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES

Until the dawn of the Age of Reason a dual conception of history, which had gradually been evolving since the early Middle Ages, was the universally accepted way in which Christendom regarded the past. It is implicit in the eighteenth-century phrase, history sacred and profane. Accordingly, the tota...

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Main Author: Pathrapankal, Joseph (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2003
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2003, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-190
Further subjects:B Christianity
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