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Spirituality for the independent thinker : themes of religious exploration / Richard Striner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Striner, Richard, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Religion.
- Spirituality.
- Genre:
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (141 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; New York, New York : First Hill Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- Spirituality for the Independent Thinker is a companion and guide for individualists who resist being told what to think about religion.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Toward a Spirituality of Independent Thinking
- "Being"
- Chapter 2 Metaphysics, Physics, and the Spirituality of Now
- The Spirituality of Now
- Chapter 3 Why is the World the way it Seems?
- The Limits of Logic as Applied to Metaphysics
- Theoretical Freedom
- Free Will
- Mind
- Facing up to Evil: How Free is the Universe?
- Chapter 4 Freedom, Spirituality, and Struggle
- Devastation and Human Sensibilities
- Wild Freedom-Or Moral Chaos?
- Rescue
- Chapter 5 Theology and Worship
- Polytheism Considered
- Dualism Considered
- Variations of Monotheism Considered
- Unitarians and Kindred Movements Considered
- Esoterica Considered
- Eckhart Tolle and the Power of Now
- Independence: A Beginning and a Method
- Chapter 6 The Misuse of Spirituality
- A Sophisticate's Assessment of "God"
- Two Very Different Germans
- Atrocities
- Chapter 7 Paradigms of God
- Emanation
- Being and Nothing
- Chapter 8 Mysticism
- Chapter 9 A Path Of One's Own
- Fundamentalist Savagery
- Mainstream Religion and Nonconformity
- Toward A New Enlightenment
- Chapter 10 Ontology and Mind
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: The Reality on Now as an Ontological Condition
- Appendix B: The Ontological Complexities of Now: A Quantum Model
- Notes
- Toward A Spirituality of Independent Thinking
- Metaphysics, Physics, and the Spirituality of Now
- Why is the World the way it Seems?
- Freedom, Spirituality, and Struggle
- Theology and Worship
- The Misuse of Spirituality
- Paradigms of God
- Mysticism
- A Path Of OnE's Own
- Ontology and Mind
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Striner, Richard A. Spirituality for the Independent Thinker
- ISBN:
- 1-83998-126-1
- 1-83998-127-X
- OCLC:
- 1290485870
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