Christianity/Islam: Perspectives on Esoteric Ecumenism : a New Translation with Selected LettersWorld Wisdom, Inc, 2008 - 267 páginas Schuon'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is a fully revised translation of the original French edition and contains an extensive new Appendix with previously unpublished selections from his letters and other private writings.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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... whereas the second point of view , that of liturgical elaboration , is legitimate because symbolism is legitimate and also because of the demands of new situations . One of the major errors of our time , at least on the religious plane ...
... whereas the second point of view , that of liturgical elaboration , is legitimate because symbolism is legitimate and also because of the demands of new situations . One of the major errors of our time , at least on the religious plane ...
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... whereas in fact the essential lies entirely in the eternal present and in the quality of abso- luteness whenever it is a question of values of the spirit . Beginning with the idea that the liturgy is the garment of the spiri- tual order ...
... whereas in fact the essential lies entirely in the eternal present and in the quality of abso- luteness whenever it is a question of values of the spirit . Beginning with the idea that the liturgy is the garment of the spiri- tual order ...
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... whereas according to the Latins it is the words of Christ that effect the sacrament, in keeping with the theses of Saint Ambrose, Saint John Chrysostom, and Saint Augustine. For the Western Church the words of Christ—and of the priest ...
... whereas according to the Latins it is the words of Christ that effect the sacrament, in keeping with the theses of Saint Ambrose, Saint John Chrysostom, and Saint Augustine. For the Western Church the words of Christ—and of the priest ...
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... whereas for the Latins the Pope is the sole and absolute head of the Church , invested with a power that is not merely sacerdotal but also in fact imperial and prophetic , for the Greeks he is the bishop of Rome and president of 9 It ...
... whereas for the Latins the Pope is the sole and absolute head of the Church , invested with a power that is not merely sacerdotal but also in fact imperial and prophetic , for the Greeks he is the bishop of Rome and president of 9 It ...
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... whereas the second is merely a human contrivance and therefore based solely on man's own productions;1 and this settles the entire issue. To claim that a “pious” spiritualist is assured of salvation is meaningless, for in total heresies ...
... whereas the second is merely a human contrivance and therefore based solely on man's own productions;1 and this settles the entire issue. To claim that a “pious” spiritualist is assured of salvation is meaningless, for in total heresies ...
Contenido
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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 |
Términos y frases comunes
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