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Soldier, Sage, Saint
Robert Cummings Neville
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paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
This is a philosophic study of some aspects of spiritual development, broadly defined. Professor Neville has been influenced significantly by comparison between several of the world’s great spiritual traditions, and he has tried to be faithful to experiences in those traditions. Readers whose interest in spiritual development come out of non-Western traditions will find this book congenial. But this is a philosophical study, and the book puts forward a philosophical theory of spiritual development, paying attention to personal, social, and metaphysical concerns, and analyzing three central images of spiritual "heroism." The central contribution attempted here is a way of understanding ... Read more
This is a philosophic study of some aspects of spiritual development, broadly defined. Professor Neville has been influenced significantly by comparison between several of the world’s great spiritual traditions, and he has tried to be faithful to experiences in those traditions. Readers whose interest in spiritual development come out of non-Western traditions will find this book congenial. But this is a philosophical study, and the book puts forward a philosophical theory of spiritual development, paying attention to personal, social, and metaphysical concerns, and analyzing three central images of spiritual "heroism." The central contribution attempted here is a way of understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823210367
SKU
V9780823210367
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About Robert Cummings Neville
Robert Cummings Neville is a professor of philosophy, religion, and theology at Boston University.
Reviews for Soldier, Sage, Saint
"...this is a compassionate work that will enrich the reader's sense of the spiritual." -Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Robert C. Neville ... present[s] three prototypes-soldier, sage, and saint-who challenge the seeker to rise above the vacuous, self-centered 'solutions' offered as alternatives by our consumer society... there are great lessons here." -The New York Times