Reasons of the heart : a vision for the new millennium
Exploring secular rationalism, Bishop Bruce Wilson argues that, despite its bold promise of fulfilment and hope, it has left lives devoid of meaning and purpose. He asserts that Western society needs not a system of dogma, but something less tangible - the inner worldly Eastern religion of Jesus.
Print Book, English, 1998
Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, N.S.W., 1998
9781864489002, 1864489006
39923262
IntroductionPART A: OUT OF THE CLOSETTheophany - Mud, meteorites and mystical intelligenceFoolery - Seeing differently in order to seeInsanity - Going mad in order to be saneMystery - The re-enchantment of self and lifePART B: FROM NAIVETY TO INNOCENCEIntegrating the negative - The journey from no to yesThinking the unthinkable - The spiritual journey from naivety to innocenceMassacre of the innocent - Only a suffering God will doOnly love redeems - The meaning of life is not '42'Cloud of unknowing - Waiting in the darkness for lightThree colours innocent - A path from naivety through complexity to simplicityEndnotes