In the face of the absolute

Description: Frithjof Schuon provides insightful answers to age-old religious and philosophical questions such as predestination and free will, the reason for evil, and the meaning of eternity in heaven and hell. This edition features: 60 pages of completely new material, including a fully revised translation from the French original; previously unpublished selections from Schuon’s letters and other private writings; editor’s notes that explain and annotate various key terms, references, etc.; and a glossary of foreign terms and phrases, plus an index. Of this book, author and scientist Wolfgang Smith wrote: “Once again Frithjof Schuon treats of the nature and necessity of the religions as well as the limits and apparent contradictions of their exoteric aspects. [In the Face of the Absolute], however, is not simply a restatement of the doctrine already given in his earlier books, but a fresh presentation bringing to light new clarities, and on occasion, new insights that take one’s breath away. One might add that the whole is suffused as it were with a sheer contemplative joy that gently transfers itself to the reader, and a serene beauty that pacifies and liberates.” -- from publisher

Table of Contents: Preface
I. General Doctrine
The Decisive Intuition
The Ambiguity of Exoterism
The Two Problems
The Notion of Eternity
II. Christianity
The Complexity of Dogmatism
Christian Divergences
The Seat of Wisdom
III. Islam
Islam and Consciousness of the Absolute
Observations on Dialectical Antinomianism
Diversity of Paths
Transcendence and Immanence in the Spiritual Economy of Islam
The Question of Perspectives in Muslim Spirituality
The Mystery of the Prophetic Substance


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