Soldier, Sage, Saint

Robert Neville

Published by Fordham University Press 1989

Soldier, Sage, Saint

Robert Neville

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823296644

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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 the quest for spiritual liberation or perfection through the models of the spiritual soldier, the sage, and the saint. At times the argument aims, not just to understand, but to promote spiritual liberation, and to do so through philosophic understanding.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1 Models of Spiritual Perfection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 The Soldier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3 The Sage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4 The Saint Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
5 Human Autonomy and God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
6 Spiritual Perfection in the Contemporary Age Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
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Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 160

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