Religion to date has eluded adequate definition. This article explores the issue of defining
religion in terms of different strategies employed that acknowledge the difficulties of definition. …

This book introduces readers to the concept of the Axial Age and its relevance for a world in
crisis. Scholars have become increasingly interested in philosopher Karl Jaspers’ thesis that …

To the conversation about what frames of reference might supersede nature as the central
theme of both Canadian studies and environmental studies, we commend the growing …

Our present moment, as a whole, is unprecedented although its parts have historical precedents.
Its crisis can be reduced to two overarching crises: ecological and political. Both have …

Karl Jaspers’ articulation of the Axial Age thesis has led to a contemporary explosion of
scholarship on the topic. The history of scholarship on the Axial Age is briefly summarized before …

Finding one's bearings in the welter of claims and counter-claims in the history of the psychology
of religion is a daunting task; this article attempts to survey the field through a historical …

Methods This project aimed to audit the IVIg prescribing practices for treatment of ITP in the
UK. Data from a 5-year period between 2013 and 2018 were eligible for inclusion. The …

Background Early warning scores (EWS) are vital tools in the identification of clinically
deteriorating patients. They use a combination of physiological parameters to create an aggregate …

The most significant shift in Axial Age scholarship is from Jaspers’ philosophy of history
approach to a sociology of civilizations approach. Following the sociological attention paid to …

This chapter presents a “big picture” view on the unprecedented growth of civilizations and
power—imperial size, urbanization, militarization, and population growth—in the first …