The Logic of Enlightenment
Subtitled 'a cognitive theory of spirituality', this searching and analytical book should, according to its own argument, have been subtitled 'a non-conceptual theory of spirituality.'…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
Christ and the Cosmos
Keith Ward will be well known to many readers for his work on science and religion as well as philosophical theology. In this reformulation of…… Read More »
Suffering
In this short, succinct and accessible account endorsed by many public figures including Martin Rees, John Morris tackles head-on the issues raised by theodicy -…… Read More »
Teilhard de Chardin - Seven Stages of Suffering
This profound book is based on an essay by Teilhard on the meaning and constructive value of suffering, where he sees suffering as containing a…… Read More »
Spirit of Fire – The Life and Vision of Teilhard de Chardin
I reviewed this book when it first came out, and now a further 20 years have passed since the death of Teilhard de Chardin in…… Read More »
Radical Awakening
Much is currently being published on awakening and non-duality with the concomitant deconstruction of the ego and sense of separation. I agree with the author…… Read More »
Paradise and Promises
This powerful narrative about being a student of Andrew Cohen for 15 years takes the reader on a poignant, sometimes ecstatic and often painful journey…… Read More »
The Upside Down Mountain
Mags Mackean is a former BBC journalist turned intrepid explorer of both outer and inner realms as she sets off on shamanic journeys to the…… Read More »
Kindling the Native Spirit
There is a good deal of general interest in indigenous spirituality, which is reflected in this book of sacred practices from a number of traditions…… Read More »
In the Absence of Human Beauty
Subtitled 'philosophical fragments' – an apt description of the episodic and at times gnomic content - this book sounds rather like Wittgenstein in opening with…… Read More »