| A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion Contributor(s): Wilber, Ken (Author), Walsh, Roger (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1590302249 ISBN-13: 9781590302248 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Philosophy | Religious |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2005272033 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.18" W x 9.06" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |