As a result of Gemistos' influence, the Platonic Academy was founded in Florence.This kind of acceptance of pagan philsophies had also been advocated in the Muslim world by the Persian theosopher Suhrawardi, who spoke of a state called Hûrqalyâ (translated by Henry Corbin as
- Title : The Search for Common Ground (A Howard Thurman book)
- Author : Howard Thurman
- Rating : 4.53 (236 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-7-2
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 108 Pages
- Asin : 0913408948
- Language : English
As a result of Gemistos' influence, the Platonic Academy was founded in Florence.This kind of acceptance of pagan philsophies had also been advocated in the Muslim world by the Persian theosopher Suhrawardi, who spoke of a state called Hûrqalyâ (translated by Henry Corbin as mundus imaginalis - the imaginal world), the inner world of the imagination, which is as real as the quantifiable world around us, and in fact is superior to it. He must eventually choose which world to stay in.I quite enjoyed the story, there is a lot of deep thinking involved, philosophizing and reading between the lines but I enjoyed the brain stretch. Although this book provides a linear history of numerous prophets, priest-kings, and philosophers, the esoteric current underlying their teachings is the gist of this book. There was no way for Sophie to express herself in measurable ways. There are several issues that are perennial sources of objection from non-Christians as well as constant sources of difficulty for Christians. The initial thoughts from the character are a mixture of immature and insightful. M. If you're g. Poet, Mystic, Philosopher and Theologian, Dr. He also served as Dean of Rankin Chapel, Howard University, Washington D.C.; as professor at Howard University School of Religion, and as Director of Religion Life at Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, Atlanta. Founder of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco, the first interracial, interdenominational church in the united States, he was honorary Canon of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City. Thurman authored more than twenty books including, Meditations of the Heart, The Inward Journey, Jesus and the Disinherited, The Centering Moment, The Creative Encounter, The Search for Common Ground and With Head and Heart, his autobiography. From the Back Cover At the time of his death in 1981, Howard Thurman was Dean Emeritus of Marsh Chapel, Boston University, and Chairman of the boaHe calls us at once to affirm our own identity, but also to look beyond that identity to that which we have in common with all of life.. Howard Thurman writes about building communityCatherine Tumber is a Du Bois fellow at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Howard Thurman (1900-1981) was the first black dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University and cofounder of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco, California, the first inter-racially copastored church in America EDITORS: Walter Earl Fluker is professor of philosophy and religion and executive director of the Leadership Center at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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