A Sociable God
By Ken Wilber
Foreword by Roger Walsh
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Shambhala Publications02/01/2005Pages: 192Size: 6 x 9ISBN: 9781590302248DetailsIn one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. A Sociable God is a concise work based on Wilber's "spectrum of consciousness" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness.
In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, A Sociable God remains a clarion call for a greater sociology.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor BioKen Wilber is one of the most widely read and influential American philosophers of our time. His writings have been translated into over twenty languages. He lives in Denver, Colorado.Praise"A Sociable God is a thought-provoking book that has the potential to stimulate intense discussion about Wilber's theory and transpersonal psychology in general." —Contemporary Psychology: American Psychological Association Review of Books
"A concise, scholarly work" —Branches of Light
"I use Ken Wilber's approach all the time. I think it's the best map of reality we have." —Father Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart
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