With this second volume of poetry, Nasr, whose name the reader usually associates with the philosopher, the historian, and the scientist, further explores the pilgrimage of life and invites readers to realize their true transcendent destination. (World Religions)
Sophia, Volume 12, No. 1, features a special section on globalization with articles by leading French Catholic thinkers Jean Bies and Jean Hani, former Bosnian deputy prime minister Rusmir Mahmutcehajic ("Fundamentalism versus Traditional Intellectuality"), and noted Islamic economist Waleed El-Ansary ("The Traditionalist Critique of Industrial Capitalism"). Among the several additional articles are "The Universal Grammar of Religion" by the e...
In this issue of Sophia, the leading Islamic thinker in America, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, speaks out on the environmental crisis in a compelling interview. Also, the noted scientist and theologian, Wolfgang Smith, writes on cosmology and gnosis. (World Religions)
A collection of forty previously unpublished poems written over the past decade, these verses express a profound nostalgia for our primordial, spiritual home. Author of over thirty books on various aspects of Islamic civilization and the perennial philosophy, Seyyed Hossein Nasr presents in this volume a veritable actualization of Sufism revealed in an elegant "language of unsaying".
A major and substantial step toward better Christian/Muslim relations was taken in 2008 the effects of which continue in ever-widening circles today. The initiative, called A Common Word Between Us and You, began with a desire to create a pathway to peace through focusing the attention of leaders of the Islamic and Christian faiths, faiths whose adherents comprise over half of the world's population, on their shared values and beliefs-especial...
In this particularly rich issue, internationally renowned author Nasr discusses with penetrating insight the relation between the Divine Word and Islamic art. Additionally, metaphysician Wolfgang Smith turns to Christian mysticism to shed light on the writings of Meister Eckhart.
A major and substantial step toward better Christian/Muslim relations was taken in 2008. The initiative, called A Common Word Between Us and You, began with a desire to create a pathway to peace through focusing the attention of leaders of the Islamic and Christian faiths, faiths whose adherents comprise over half of the world's population, on their shared values and beliefs-especially the love of God and the neighbor, rather than on their dif...
