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ISBN13: 9798191560168
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Man and the Absolute: The Journey of Faith Through the Ages When did man first raise his head to the sky and wonder about what lies beyond? When did he realize that there is something greater than himself, something deeper than his need for food and shelter, something vaster than the limits of his mortal body? These questions are the foundational questions of humanity itself-the questions from which philosophy, religion, science, and art were born. This book is not a doctrine, nor a call to a particular faith, nor a judgment on religions. It is a journey. An intellectual journey across the path of faith in human consciousness, from the earliest traces left by ancient man, through the great philosophies of Greece and India, to the medieval age where faith intertwined with power and knowledge, then the Renaissance and Enlightenment where the foundations of traditional faith shook, then the modern age where faith became a personal choice in the face of nothingness, and finally the contemporary age where faith faces the challenges of science, technology, and pluralism. What distinguishes this journey is the diversity of its voices. In this book, we do not speak with one voice, nor do we adopt one vision. We open the field to 260 philosophical, psychological, social, and historical voices, each offering their vision of faith from their own perspective: - Plato sees faith as a rank in the hierarchy of knowledge.
- Aristotle sees it as a means of persuasion and a teleological driver.
- Anselm cries out, I believe in order to understand.
- Aquinas sees it as an act of the intellect assenting to truth.
- Al-Ghazali sees it as light cast by God into the heart.
- Kant makes it a necessary postulate for moral action.
- Nietzsche declares the death of God and describes faith as an escape from confronting nothingness.
- Kierkegaard describes faith as an individual leap beyond logical justification.
- Freud sees faith as a childhood illusion.
- Jung sees it as an essential need for psychological wholeness.
- Frankl sees it as a need for meaning that precedes biological instincts.
- Tillich describes it as the courage to be in the face of non-being.
- Buber describes it as an I-Thou relationship.
- Levinas describes it as responsibility toward the face of the Other.
- And many more-260 voices in total. This immense diversity reflects one thing: faith is not a phenomenon external to man, but man himself in his deepest manifestations. It is man's question about himself, about his source, about his destiny, about the meaning of his life. It is man's continuous attempt to transcend his limits, to confront his nothingness, to build a bridge between mortality and eternity. This book does not offer easy answers. It enriches questions, expands horizons, and deepens respect for this wondrous phenomenon that created civilizations, built empires, ignited revolutions, wrote the greatest literatures, perplexed the greatest minds, and inspired the most honest souls. Whether you are a philosopher, a student, a seeker, or simply a human being who has ever wondered about the meaning of existence-this book is for you. Faith is not an answer, but an enduring question. Not a fixed truth, but a continuous search. Not a private possession, but a shared human heritage. Scroll up and click Buy Now to begin this intellectual journey across the ages.
- Anselm cries out, I believe in order to understand.
- Aquinas sees it as an act of the intellect assenting to truth.
- Al-Ghazali sees it as light cast by God into the heart.
- Kant makes it a necessary postulate for moral action.
- Nietzsche declares the death of God and describes faith as an escape from confronting nothingness.
- Kierkegaard describes faith as an individual leap beyond logical justification.
- Freud sees faith as a childhood illusion.
- Jung sees it as an essential need for psychological wholeness.
- Frankl sees it as a need for meaning that precedes biological instincts.
- Tillich describes it as the courage to be in the face of non-being.
- Buber describes it as an I-Thou relationship.
- Levinas describes it as responsibility toward the face of the Other.
- And many more-260 voices in total. This immense diversity reflects one thing: faith is not a phenomenon external to man, but man himself in his deepest manifestations. It is man's question about himself, about his source, about his destiny, about the meaning of his life. It is man's continuous attempt to transcend his limits, to confront his nothingness, to build a bridge between mortality and eternity. This book does not offer easy answers. It enriches questions, expands horizons, and deepens respect for this wondrous phenomenon that created civilizations, built empires, ignited revolutions, wrote the greatest literatures, perplexed the greatest minds, and inspired the most honest souls. Whether you are a philosopher, a student, a seeker, or simply a human being who has ever wondered about the meaning of existence-this book is for you. Faith is not an answer, but an enduring question. Not a fixed truth, but a continuous search. Not a private possession, but a shared human heritage. Scroll up and click Buy Now to begin this intellectual journey across the ages.
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