Rediscovery Of Awe: Splendor, Mystery And The Fluid Center Of Life
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- Synopsis
- Rediscovery of Awe offers a potential bridge between two ostensible adversaries today: science and religion (also conceived as relativism vs. absolutism, atheism vs. theism, and postmodernity vs. fundamentalism). At its core, Rediscovery of Awe is a practical, psychological translation of an emerging spiritual transformation—a humanistic spirituality. It presents a provocative, and revolutionary, vision. The aim of the book is to revive a sense of awe—the humility and wonder, thrill and anxiety, splendor and mystery of living—in self, society, and spirit. It is an attempt to revive the capacity to be moved. Rediscovery of Awe promotes a new relation to life, and illustrates this relation over a broad range: from child-raising to education to the workplace, and from religion to politics and ethics. Set against our awe-deprived times, in which we tend to favor either a high tech, consumerist mentality or, contrastingly, a dogmatic, fundamentalist orientation, it presents a dynamic and rejuvenating alternative.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 320 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781557788344
- Publisher:
- Paragon House Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 07/31/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Paragon House Publishers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.