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is a fully revised translation of the original French edition and contains an extensive new Appendix with previously unpublished selections from his letters and other private writings.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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... possible after the destruction of the Temple . 4 One theologian has dared to write that Saint Paul was “ obliged to invent ” in order to put the celestial message into practice ; this is the most flagrant as well as the most ruinous ...
... possible after the destruction of the Temple . 4 One theologian has dared to write that Saint Paul was “ obliged to invent ” in order to put the celestial message into practice ; this is the most flagrant as well as the most ruinous ...
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... possible re-adaptation. There is no sort of charity that permits or demands degradation: to place oneself at the level of childhood or naiveté is one thing; to sink to the level of vulgarity or pride is another. The faithful have had ...
... possible re-adaptation. There is no sort of charity that permits or demands degradation: to place oneself at the level of childhood or naiveté is one thing; to sink to the level of vulgarity or pride is another. The faithful have had ...
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... possible or probable, for there is no point in praying for something whose realization is not in doubt, since it results from a divine promise, except in order to pre- pare for it and thank Heaven for it. “This is my body, this is my ...
... possible or probable, for there is no point in praying for something whose realization is not in doubt, since it results from a divine promise, except in order to pre- pare for it and thank Heaven for it. “This is my body, this is my ...
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... possible in principle . We would add — and this indeed is what matters most — that the laws of logic are rooted in the divine nature : they manifest ontological relationships within the human spirit ; the delimitation of logic is itself ...
... possible in principle . We would add — and this indeed is what matters most — that the laws of logic are rooted in the divine nature : they manifest ontological relationships within the human spirit ; the delimitation of logic is itself ...
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... possible way and would no doubt be considered a secondary darshana among others; in Buddhism it would be no more heterodox than Amidism or the school of Nichiren, both of which, however, are quite independent with regard to the main ...
... possible way and would no doubt be considered a secondary darshana among others; in Buddhism it would be no more heterodox than Amidism or the school of Nichiren, both of which, however, are quite independent with regard to the main ...
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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