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PANENTHEISM ACROSS THE WORLDS TRADITIONS
Not to be confused with pantheism-the ancient Greek notion that God is everywhere, an animistic force in rocks and trees-the concept of panentheism suggests that God is both in the world, immanent, and also beyond the confines of mere matter, transcendent.
One of the fundamental premises of this groundbreaking collection of essays is that panentheism, despite being unlabeled until the nineteenth century, is not merely a modern Western invention. The contributors examine a number of the world's established and ancient religious traditions-Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and others-to draw out the panentheistic dimensions of these traditions and the possibilities they suggest. Panentheism is not only an esoteric, potentially heretical, and deeply mystical vision of the world's great religious pasts; it is also a key feature of contemporary global spirituality. As this volume demonstrates, the metaphors and practices associated with modern panentheism speak powerfully to the realities of our evolving species and our evolving technological world. Panentheism's enticingly heretical vision of the relationship between the divine and matter has historically been denied a serious place in scholarship. As Panentheism across the World's
Traditions shows, the dynamism between matter and spirit that panentheism offers has had a profound influence in the modern world.
One of the fundamental premises of this groundbreaking collection of essays is that panentheism, despite being unlabeled until the nineteenth century, is not merely a modern Western invention. The contributors examine a number of the world's established and ancient religious traditions-Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and others-to draw out the panentheistic dimensions of these traditions and the possibilities they suggest. Panentheism is not only an esoteric, potentially heretical, and deeply mystical vision of the world's great religious pasts; it is also a key feature of contemporary global spirituality. As this volume demonstrates, the metaphors and practices associated with modern panentheism speak powerfully to the realities of our evolving species and our evolving technological world. Panentheism's enticingly heretical vision of the relationship between the divine and matter has historically been denied a serious place in scholarship. As Panentheism across the World's
Traditions shows, the dynamism between matter and spirit that panentheism offers has had a profound influence in the modern world.
- GenresPhilosophySpirituality
232 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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Clayton
52 books2 followersClayton J. Johnson was born in the small town of Espanola, 20 miles west of Spokane, WA. He spent the first 40 year of life in agriculture and due to life changes he began a quest to search the inner self and became an unexpected poet.
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April 17, 2016
Nice overview of the topic. I tend to get bogged down amid eastern religious traditions because that is not my background; however, it was explained well nonetheless. Murphy's penultimate chapter on the evolution of scientifically informed religious views was exceptional for its content despite being so brief.
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