In this culmination of his life's work, Philip Sherrard draws from the depths of the Orthodox tradition to reveal the 'face' of Christianity as a world religion. Through a critique of the modern scientific and rationalist paradigm, he seeks to restore a Christian cosmology and reaffirms the importance of sacred symbolism and art. The book includes a creative engagement with non-Christian traditions, with the 'metaphysical logic' of the popular esotericist, Ren Gunon, and with distinctive modern writers such as Nietzsche and ...
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In this culmination of his life's work, Philip Sherrard draws from the depths of the Orthodox tradition to reveal the 'face' of Christianity as a world religion. Through a critique of the modern scientific and rationalist paradigm, he seeks to restore a Christian cosmology and reaffirms the importance of sacred symbolism and art. The book includes a creative engagement with non-Christian traditions, with the 'metaphysical logic' of the popular esotericist, Ren Gunon, and with distinctive modern writers such as Nietzsche and Jung.
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Add this copy of Christianity: Lineaments of a Sacred Tradition to cart. $18.04, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Holy Cross Orthodox Press.