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The Experience of God
- Being, Consciousness, Bliss
- Narrated by: Tom Pile
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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- Mr. Stephen J. Davidson
- 02-04-2021
Incredibly good material
The quality of this material is incredibly good and I highly recommend it as a bucket list source of education.
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- line6dude
- 13-03-2018
A spectacular book!
If you could sum up The Experience of God in three words, what would they be?
David Bentley Hart lays out the classical definition of God, over and against some of the more modern misconceptions, promulgated by new atheists and some theists alike. His approach is informed by thousands of years of contemplative and rational philosophy spanning numerous religions, converging on 'The One', undivided, simple, purely actualised ground of all reality - God. The book is amusing, inspiring and challenging, highly recommend for anyone wanting a robust classical perspective on God.
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