The way things are conversations with Huston Smith on the spiritual life
| Main Author: | Smith, Huston. |
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| Other Authors: | Cousineau, Phil. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
c2003.
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Table of Contents:
- The way things are
- The primordial tradition
- Winnowing the wisdom traditions
- This is it
- The soul of the community
- Encountering God
- The place of science
- The limits of the scientific worldview
- Science as the oracle of our age
- Science, faith, and infinity
- Toward a partnership between science and religion
- The battle for the human mind
- The new paradigm
- Countering scientism
- The striking parallels
- The sacred dimensions of everyday life
- Demystifying spiritual practice
- The varieties of religious explorations
- Cleansing the doors of perception
- Fathoming psychedelic mysticism
- The wisdom of faith
- Why religion matters now more than ever.