Assurance Quote by Kenneth Scott Latourette

“Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality.” quote by Kenneth Scott Latourette — Download Open image

“Religiously the Empire was pluralistic and marked by a search for a faith which would be satisfying intellectually and ethically and would give assurance of immortality.”

Kenneth Scott Latourette

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