The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery
Panikkar, Raimon
ISBN 10: 0800638255 ISBN 13: 9780800638252
Published by Augsburg Books, 2006
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Synopsis:
In this beautiful meditation,Panikkar charts the paradoxes andpossibilities of our experience of God.Drawing on a wide range of sources,from the Bible and Western mysticsto the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita,he probes human language andsilence, adoration and alienation, tofind the root of all our experiencein God and its special character inChristian encounter with Jesus.He concludes with reflections on the many places - suchas love, joy, suffering, pardon, nature, silence, and evenevil - where we meet God today.
About the Author:
Raimon Panikkar is one of the world's leaders in interreligious dialogue and the author of more than thirty books. Professor Emeritus of Comparative Philosophy and History of Religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he has in retirement returned to his native Catalonia.
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Title: The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good