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John J. Contreni
Perhaps nothing is more striking to the historically minded observer at dawn of twenty-first century than note continuing significant impact ancient religious writings on modern life. In a world rapidly increasing and ever powerful global technologies that were unimaginable just decade or two ago, in whose peoples have never been highly educated closely linked one another around planet, space exploration, nuclear energy, stem cell research sophisticated new understandings nature human mind body, importance thought individuals their communities provides example vibrant historical continuity. How it composed by remote times still speak very powerfully people societies?
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