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Questioning The Millennium
Stephen Jay Gould examines the phenomenon of the millennium. He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation - if the six ages of man date from 4000BC will 2000AD signify the end of time? Gould describes how the meaning of the word has...
Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Gui...
In the bestselling short-history format of Longitude and How the Irish Saved Civilization, this elegant volume by the author of such well-known works as The Panda's Thumb and The Flamingo's Smile explores the rational and religious roots of human fascination with the millennium...
Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Gui...
Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalists Guid...
Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Gui...
Gould addresses three questions about the millennium with his typical erudition, warmth, and whimsy: What is the concept of a millennium and how has its meaning shifted over time? How did the projection of Christ's 1,000-year reign become a secular measure? And when exactly does...
Questioning the Millennium
Questioning the Millennium: A Rationalist's Gui...
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