Sophos Ontology

On Post-Traditional Spirituality

Lee Irwin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

258 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-4871-4 (ISBN)

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Sophos Ontology: On Post-Traditional Spirituality discusses religious plurality and post-traditional perspectives on emergent forms of sacred sensibility, particularly for those identifying as “spiritual but not religious.” This book is divided into three parts. The first part is a retrospective account of multiple religious traditions, with emphasis on esoteric thought as influenced by mystical writings, covering western, eastern, and Native American traditions. The second part discusses the need for a new conceptualization of the “sacred” as expressed through multiple spiritual perspectives relevant to a pansentient, post-traditional process ontology. Other topics in this section include the importance of an ethically shaped spirituality, collective influences, dreams, imagination, and the role of pluralism in shaping beliefs. Part three explores the role of faith, redefined as spiritual commitment, mysticism as direct experiential knowledge, and transpersonal theory influenced by comparative studies in altered states of consciousness, paranormal research, and the metaphysics of discovery — all contributing to the development of present and future spirituality.

Lee Irwin is professor emeritus of the religious studies department at the College of Charleston.

Introduction
Part I: The Rise of Pluralism
Chapter One: The Historical Context
Chapter Two: Dialogues East and West
Part II: Ontological Reflections
Chapter Three: Sophos Ontology
Chapter Four: The Collective Challenge
Part III: New Horizons of Meaning
Chapter Five: Personal Transformations
Conclusion
Appendix: Temple of the Heart
References
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	17.01.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 237 mm
Gewicht	526 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	1-6669-4871-3 / 1666948713
ISBN-13	978-1-6669-4871-4 / 9781666948714
Zustand	Neuware