The roots of
the Second Axial Period can be traced as far back as 14th century Christendom, where it was already being called the «via moderna» or modern way of thinking.
The initiators of
the Second Axial Period had no intention of attacking or undermining their Christian heritage.
The Protestant response to
the Second Axial Period was more complex than that of Catholicism.
As the First Axial Period gradually subordinated ethnic cultures to religious supercultures, such as Christendom or the Umma Muslima,
this Second Axial Period is in turn subordinating the religious supercultures to a new and still emerging culture.
As 500 BCE marks the central point of the First Axial Period, so the 18th century Enlightenment marks the irreversible threshold of change by which
the Second Axial Period brought us into the modern world.
In the long run Judaism found it easier to come to terms with the changes of
the Second Axial Period than did Christians or Muslims, partly because each synagogue is democratically ruled and is relatively independent.
In a similar way, in
this Second Axial Period, the religious cultures arising from the First Axial Period feel threatened by the new secular and humanistic culture.
Some now call
it the Second Axial Period.
Not exact matches
Second, one may well argue against my view, that although the Hebraic development as consummated in Jesus won out over the decadent Hellenism of the first and second centuries, this tells us nothing of its relationship to the healthy Hellenism of the axial p
Second, one may well argue against my view, that although the Hebraic development as consummated in Jesus won out over the decadent Hellenism of the first and
second centuries, this tells us nothing of its relationship to the healthy Hellenism of the axial p
second centuries, this tells us nothing of its relationship to the healthy Hellenism of the
axial period.
The
second spot was
Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano, along with its associated hydrothermal vents, where the team could study the transfer of minerals from beneath the seafloor into the water and access hardy microbes that thrive in the vent fluids, which can reach 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
As you can see, whenever we practice
axial extension postures we need to understand what the shape of our curves is to begin with, and keep a close eye on what the spinal curves are doing when we move AND when we sit (which brings us to the
second way of doing
axial extension postures).
In fact, it's
axial tilt is the one of the lowest in the Solar System,
second only to Mercury (which has an extremely low tilt of 0.03 °).