Christian Theism And A Spiritual Monism

The chief object of the pages that follow is to show how the great Christian presuppositions – God, Freedom, Immortality – in their specifically Christian character (including the reality of the Divine Incarnation in Christ and of Grace) can be established on the basis of such a Monistic conception of the world as the facts of Science demand and as Philosophy is feeling after. The subject, however, is not approached from the standpoint of Philosophy, but, rather, objectively – from that of the teaching of Science concerning ourselves in the Universe. The book is written for “the plain man,” and seeks to follow an inductive method and to reach something that shall be, not vague merely, but distinctively Christian. - From the Preface

Excerpt from Christian Theism and a Spiritual Monism: God, Freedom, and Immorality in View of Monistic Evolution I am thankful for the very kind reception which this book has met with. While far from being indifferent to critical suggestions, I have only been able in this Second Edition to make some minor corrections. I have added one sentence (at the close of the book) expressive of a truth which has deeply impressed me of late, namely, that since God in Himself is Spirit, the full and perfect life towards which we are moving must be that of Spirit. This may, however, manifest or express itself in some corresponding material form and activity, such as we see in the case of the Divine creative Life. It is the purposive expression of the Divine life of Spirit that gives rise to the phenomenal world, and its goal must be the realisation of the idea that originates the movement - in which "matter" is simply instrumental. There are many indications that a Spiritual Monism is being increasingly adopted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Christian Theism and a Spiritual Monism: God, Freedom, and Immorality in View of Monistic Evolution He has sought to lead gradually up to this Spiritual Monism, and to set it forth as clearly as possible. If he has ventured to touch on some aspects of the current Idealistic Philosophy, it is because he believes that its conclusions need to be reached in a more objective and direct manner. To some extent what is attempted is pioneer work, but he has found much help and encourage ment from the writings of Professor Lloyd Morgan, with which he only recently became acquainted. Sir Oliver Lodge - whose interest in the religious problem and contributions towards its solution in harmony with Science are to be warmly welcomed - speaks of any such attempt as is here set forth as a most ambitious one, not likely to be com plete. But he adds the encouraging remark that many may strive to make some contribution towards the great end; and those who think they have a contribution to make, or such a revelation entrusted to them, are bound to express it to the best of their ability, and leave it to their contemporaries and successors to assimilate such portions of it as are true, and to develop it further (life and Matter, p. This is reassuring, and it indicates the Spirit in which the present work is offered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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In response to some of the current explanations of mystic phenomena, this book proposes an interpretive framework for understanding mysticism. It clarifies various kinds of mystical experiences, suggesting they are not wholly determined by subjective categories of interpretation, and illustrates how they can be synthesised in a theistic, mystic teleology. In reference to Ramanuja, Aurobinodo, Sankara, Eckhart, Ruusbroec, and Boehme, monistic experiences are understood to culminate in higher theistic realizations, to which other kinds of mysticism can also be related.