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Summary: The universe as divine and nature as sacred.
Review: Dr. Paul Harrison intelligently discusses how Pantheism relates to other belief systems. He refers to numerous publications and thinkers through the ages. I would have liked to see more discussion of Pantheists and the belief/struggle relationships with technology and development. There was no mention of nature-based music/lyrics (i.e. John Denver) or outdoor experiences (i.e. camping, exploration). It is has numerous quotations but no pictures (of celestial events or nature photography) which in turn make it affordable. Highly recommended. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: The universe as divine and nature as sacred.
Review: Dr. Paul Harrison intelligently discusses how Pantheism relates to other belief systems. He refers to numerous publications and thinkers through the ages. I would have liked to see more discussion of Pantheists and the belief/struggle relationships with technology and development. There was no mention of nature-based music/lyrics (i.e. John Denver) or outdoor experiences (i.e. camping, exploration). It is has numerous quotations but no pictures (of celestial events or nature photography) which in turn make it affordable. Highly recommended. I enjoyed it.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Great book. I just found out it's not acutally out of print. You can buy it directly from the publisher here:
http://www.pantheism.net/elements/elements.htm
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Summary: 'A Religion for the New Millenium'
Review: This book explains in a clear, informative style why pantheism is a workable, honest, and appropriate philosophy and way of life for our times. There is a World Pantheist Movement abroad, and Carl Sagan would, I'm sure, have been glad of it.
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Summary: 'A Religion for the New Millenium'
Review: This book explains in a clear, informative style why pantheism is a workable, honest, and appropriate philosophy and way of life for our times. There is a World Pantheist Movement abroad, and Carl Sagan would, I'm sure, have been glad of it.
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Summary: An Atheistic version of Pantheism claimed to be Spiritual
Review: This book is an excellent primer of the History of Pantheism, but, with an unfortunate, and a quite unnecessary, Atheistic bias by its' author, Paul Harrison. I am the only reviewer here, thus far, that is NOT a member of the authors' WPM or World Pantheist Movement, or its' members calling themselves, Scientific Pantheists, therefore, my review here is unbiased. The book is an excellent overview of Pantheism, in general, and I do recommend it highly. However, those that are actually looking for something even remotely " Spiritual " and/or even remotely " Purposeful ", in Life, and/or, in Cosmos, will only come away quite disappointed.
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Summary: Teaches us to see our Earth as sacred our Universe as divine
Review: This book is surely one of the most extraordinary books written in recent years about the subject of religion. It's author is a professional writer educated at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University who brings to the task a comfortably direct style accessible to any reader of English. If you are concerned about the Earth and the way we are treating it in our culture you will want to read his book. Harrison shows us how humanity can make this a better world by applying the principles and values of the ancient, long neglected, but now revived philosophy of Pantheism.The basic idea of Pantheism is that the Earth is sacred and the Universe is divine, that there is no personal divinity, only the Universe itself. He makes the point that the Universe is all that is and it exists without judging humans but humans are deeply connected to every element in this universe which means we have a special responsibility to the Earth and to each other. In other words he shows Pantheism to be deeply ethical and scientifically valid. The book takes the reader on a swift over view of Pantheism throughout the centuries and in cultures east and west including elements of the Pantheist philosophy found in the monotheism of the West. He does so evenhandedly and with respect for all religions. I recommend the book to all seekers interested in discovering an ancient and respectable religious tradition re-emerging in our time.
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