Bibliograph

The way things are, conversations with Huston Smith on the spiritual life, edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau

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Label

The way things are, conversations with Huston Smith on the spiritual life, edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 281-284) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The way things are

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51535967

Responsibility statement

edited and with a preface by Phil Cousineau

Sub title

conversations with Huston Smith on the spiritual life

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

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