A Sociable God - Toward a New Understanding of Religion (Paperback, New Ed)

In one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. "A Sociable God" is a concise work based on Wilber's "spectrum of consciousness" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness. In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, "A Sociable God" remains a clarion call for a greater sociology.

General

Imprint:	Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	February 2005
Authors:	Ken Wilber
Foreword by:	Roger Walsh
Dimensions:	228 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	172
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-59030-224-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-59030-224-9
Barcode:	9781590302248

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