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religious thought and spirituality

Learn to appreciate the range of religious beliefs on our planet and explore your own spirituality.

» The Tao of Science: A Philosophical Approach » The Force Within - Religious Thought Through the Ages: Part 1 - Western Traditions » The Force Within - Religious Thought Through the Ages: Part 2 - Eastern Traditions » The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Society » Bridges to Eternity     Bridges to Eternity Eternity: A symbol or reality? For Plato, the seat of all everlasting Universal varies, but mortal man craves immortality. This course explores the "ever-present" and the "ever-new"in spiritual terms. The Platonic World of Universals Leibniz's Monadology The Creation of Time out of Eternity The Remote Godhead Time vs. Eternity Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Force Within - Religious Thought Through the Ages: Part 1 - Western Traditions A philosophical survey of the Judaic, Christian and Muslim traditions, with special reference to the mystical approach in all three beliefs as well as the implications of the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant chisms for the occidental cultures. Religions Before History Myths of Creation The Transcendent God of Israel The Historical Jesus vs. the Christ of Faith In the Beginning was the Word [Saint John] Christianity: A Canon of Paradoxes The Trinity: An Age-old Symbol The Gnostic Gospels The Unicity of Allah Sufism: Light on Light Manicheism: The Triumph of Dualism Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Force Within - Religious Thought Through the Ages: Part 2 - Eastern Traditions From the Upanishads to the Bagava Geta, from Lao-Tzu to Zen, to the contemporary success of Buddhist spirituality. The Hindu Scriptures The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism "The Way is the Goal" [Tao] Flowing Wholeness Mysticism and the New Physics Zen and the West Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Society Religion may be considered by Marx as "the opium of the masses"or by Freud "an illusion". It nevertheless sustains communities and families around the world. The question to ask might be whether the evolution of society may progress better with a more personal approach to spirituality. Religion through the Ages Religion and Art Religion and Politics The Religious Background of Culture The Psychology of Religion The Bible and the Koran as Literature Religion vs. Science Write for fees and enrollment                                                top The Tao of Science: A Philosophical Approach In search of reality after the occurance of relativity and quantum theory in a speculative universe. Modern Physics: A Path with a Heart The Dynamic Universe The Unity of all Things Proof or Insight In Search of Infinity A Holographic Universe? Beyond Language Philosophy On The Move Write for fees and enrollment                                                top

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