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Religion and the Order of Nature
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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paperback. Nasr argues that the current ecological crisis has been exacerbated by the reductionist view of nature that has been advanced by modern secular science. What is needed, he believes, if the recovery of the truth to which the great enduring religions all attest: that nature is sacred. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
The current ecological crisis is a matter of urgent global concern, with solutions being sought on many fronts. In this book, Seyyed Hossein Nasr argues that the devastation of our world has been exacerbated, if not actually caused, by the reductionist view of nature that has been advanced by modern secular science. What is needed, he believes, is the recovery of the truth to which the great, enduring religions all attest; namely that nature is sacred. Nasr traces the historical process through which Western civilization moved away from the idea of nature as sacred and embraced a ... Read more
The current ecological crisis is a matter of urgent global concern, with solutions being sought on many fronts. In this book, Seyyed Hossein Nasr argues that the devastation of our world has been exacerbated, if not actually caused, by the reductionist view of nature that has been advanced by modern secular science. What is needed, he believes, is the recovery of the truth to which the great, enduring religions all attest; namely that nature is sacred. Nasr traces the historical process through which Western civilization moved away from the idea of nature as sacred and embraced a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195108231
SKU
KSG0032333
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99-1
Reviews for Religion and the Order of Nature
The most comprehensive and intelligent treatment of its topic that has been written....Nasr is one of the major intellects of our day.
Huston Smith, University of California, Berkeley
Huston Smith, University of California, Berkeley