Questioning the Millennium

Download or read book Questioning the Millennium written by Stephen Jay Gould and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the millennium begin—January 1, 2000, or January 2, 2001?