Christianity/islam: Essays on Esoteric Ecumenicism by Schuon, Frithjof - 1985

World Wisdom Books, 1985. Soft cover. Good. Softcovers lightly rubbed and edgeworn. Couple college rubber stamps, else interior clean and secure. . The Library of Traditional Wisdom. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. In this remarkable collection of articles, Schuon addresses many of the key concepts and enigmas of these two branches of Semitic monotheism. In the section on Christianity, the crucial question of the two natures of Christ is expounded in terms of the relationship between Absoluteness and relativity. <P>The chapter on the nature of Protestant Evangelicalism is a seminal work upholding the role of intrinsic orthodoxy in reconciling the exigencies of spiritual idealism with those of the everyday human world. In a sense, what is at issue here is the same problem - but on a different plane - as the enigma of diverse subjectivities. The section on Islam includes fascinating explanations of the various confessional divergences within its orthodox framework and their necessity. Both… Read More

World Wisdom Books, 1985-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Bloomington, IN: World Wisdom Books, 1985. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 270 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear. Light pencil markings throughout book. An excellent study/work/reading copy. Stains on fore-edge.