Christianity/Islam: Perspectives on Esoteric Ecumenism : a New Translation with Selected LettersSchuon's articles on the relationship between Christianity and Islam have profound implications in the field of inter-religious dialogue. Several thought-provoking chapters shed light, from an inward dimension, upon the apparent outward contradictions between these two religions, notably in the field of moral divergences. This new edition is a fully revised translation of the original French edition and contains an extensive new Appendix with previously unpublished selections from his letters and other private writings. |
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... intrinsic reality of the Eucharist and the numerous categories of Masses—“low”, “solemn”, “pontifical”, and so forth—to say nothing of the particular and sometimes trivial intentions attached to this holiest of sacraments. In other ...
... intrinsic reality of the Eucharist and the numerous categories of Masses—“low”, “solemn”, “pontifical”, and so forth—to say nothing of the particular and sometimes trivial intentions attached to this holiest of sacraments. In other ...
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... intrinsic value of a tangible crystallization of the supernatural . The first of the viewpoints we have been comparing , that of original simplicity , is legitimate in the sense that the contemplative and the ascetic , although not ...
... intrinsic value of a tangible crystallization of the supernatural . The first of the viewpoints we have been comparing , that of original simplicity , is legitimate in the sense that the contemplative and the ascetic , although not ...
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... intrinsic spirituality . In every religious cycle four periods are to be distinguished : first the “ apostolic ” period , then the period of full development , after which comes the period of decadence , and last the final period of ...
... intrinsic spirituality . In every religious cycle four periods are to be distinguished : first the “ apostolic ” period , then the period of full development , after which comes the period of decadence , and last the final period of ...
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... intrinsic, hence false in itself as well as with regard to all orthodoxy or to truth as such. To simplify the matter we could limit ourselves to pointing out that the first kind of heresy manifests a spiritual archetype—in a limited ...
... intrinsic, hence false in itself as well as with regard to all orthodoxy or to truth as such. To simplify the matter we could limit ourselves to pointing out that the first kind of heresy manifests a spiritual archetype—in a limited ...
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... intrinsic heresy is entirely different : its starting point is either an objective error or a subjective illusion ; in the first case the heresy lies more in the doctrine , and in the second it is a priori in the pretension of a false ...
... intrinsic heresy is entirely different : its starting point is either an objective error or a subjective illusion ; in the first case the heresy lies more in the doctrine , and in the second it is a priori in the pretension of a false ...
Contents
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The Problem of Moral Divergences | 57 |
Alternations in Semitic Monotheism | 65 |
The Idea of The Best in Religions | 91 |
3333 | 101 |
23 | 112 |
Paradise as Theophany | 169 |
Atomism and Creation | 175 |
On the Divine Will | 181 |
Selections from Letters and Other Previously | 189 |
The Spiritual Virtues according to Saint Francis of Assisi | 209 |
Editors Notes | 215 |
Glossary of Foreign Terms and Phrases | 245 |
Index | 257 |
Dilemmas of Muslim Scholasticism | 133 |
Biographical Notes | 267 |
Common terms and phrases
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