The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to us today.
This work presents basic notions concerning the seemingly contradictory sacred sciences. It examines the need for such sciences in the modern world, their meaning and applications.
Introduction Part One —The World of the Spirit—A Metaphysical Context for the Cultivation of Sacred Science 1. God is Reality 2. Self-awareness and Ultimate Selfhood 3. Time—The Moving Image of Eternity Part Two —The Unity of the Divine Stratosphere— The Diversity of the Human Atmosphere 4. One is the Spirit and Many its Human Reflections— Thoughts on the Human Condition Today 5. The Philosophia Perennis and the Study of Religion Part Three —Science: Traditional and Modern 6. Western Science and Asian Cultures 7. The Traditional Sciences 8. The Spiritual Significance of Nature Part Four —Tradition, Sacred Science and the Modern Predicament 9. Sacred Science and the Environmental Crisis— An Islamic Perspective 10. The Concept of Human Progress through Material Evolution: A Traditional Critique 11. Reflections on the Theological Modernism of Hans Küng
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9781138405981
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2017-06-28
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Routledge
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520 gr
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229 mm
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152 mm
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U, G, 05, 01
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