Borderlands of the Spirit

Description

In today’s secular environment the two worlds of science and spirituality are alien worlds, distinguished primarily by a deep-seated antagonism in which the principles of spirituality and the pragmatism of modern science exist face to face in a perennial state of confrontation. This profoundly learned work searches the borderlands between these two worlds. Divided into three parts, this work begins by analyzing modern epistemological assumptions surrounding the faculty of reason and comparing it to traditional ideas concerning the intellect; the second and third parts deal masterfully with spiritual imagination and the light of faith.Through a penetrating analysis of reason and intellect, spiritual imagination and the light of faith, this book addresses fundamental questions pertaining to our search for meaning. Countering the prevalent assumptions which determine our secular environment, these pages travel the borderlands between science and religion and open passageways to a higher understanding of spiritual life Countering the prevalent assumptions which determine our secular environment, this book travels the borderlands between science and religion and opens passageways to a higher understanding of spiritual life.

First Sentence

We commence our endeavor of examining the faculties of knowing and perception by making an initial reference to the unique phenomenon of the modern mentality: its instinctive reliance on human reason to negotiate its way through the mystery that lies at the heart of human existence.

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Other Editions

• Borderlands of the SpiritElectronic resourceWorld Wisdom, Inc2005-01-01
• Borderlands of the SpiritPaperbackWorld Wisdom2005-03-25
• Borderlands of the SpiritWorld Wisdom, Incorporated2004-01-01