Near
and Distant Horizons: The Question of Primary Sources and the
Authenticity of Traditional Knowledge
By: Herlihy, John Ahmed
Publication Date: 2000/12
Publisher: Writers Club Press.
Format: Paper
ISBN: 0595126405
Our Price: $14.95
With originality and insight, John Herlihy makes a
compelling case for the need to identify the sources of a traditional
knowledge that still has the power to shape and enrich people's lives in
today's materialistic and anti-spiritual world.
What are the true sources of knowledge? Are there
headwaters for the universal laws of nature? Is there a source so
transcendent that it can resolve the perennial mystery concerning the
origin of life and the creation of man? Is there a wellspring of
knowledge that can neutralize the duality of the world by offering a
unified vision of the Whole? Near and Distant Horizons reflects upon the
significance of three principal sources of knowledge in the Islamic
traditions. They are Revelation as the expression of the supreme mind of
God, Nature as the universal body of God, and Man as the human image of
God. Near and Distant Horizons' absorbing inquiry and reflective style
throw light on the dark mysteries that still confront people today, and
will appeal to readers interested in an alternative to the theories of
modern science, taking them on an inward journey whose destination lies
far beyond the horizon of our time.
Near
and Distant Horizons: The Question of Primary Sources and the
Authenticity of Traditional Knowledge