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October, 2011
Vol. 16, No. 2
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This issue of Sophia contains the much
anticipated response to Stephen Hawkings’ recent book, The Grand
Design, by the renowned traditional Catholic thinker, Wolfgang Smith.
In his powerful essay, Smith sets forth The Grand Design’s key
conceptions and the overall logic of its argument, offers a five-fold
refutation, based upon both philosophic and scientific grounds, and, finally,
places the phenomenon of Hawking’s best-seller in perspective by
reflecting upon the nature, motivation, and limits of the scientific enterprise
as such. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the revered Muslim author and philosopher,
offers profound insights into the meaning of “The Self and the Other” and how
they must be re-evaluated in light of the crossroads at which we find ourselves
today, focusing particularly on Jewish/Islamic relations. Charles Upton
gives readers a glimpse into Quranic verses pertaining to the world of nature in
“Tafsir of the Natural World”; Thomas Block writes on the
spiritual teachings tales that are found in both Sufism and Hasidism; Larry
Rinehart shares his insights in “Apologia for a Lutheran Mystical
Gnosis”; and in “The Transcendental Unity of Revelations according
to Nicholas of Cusa” Jean Borella presents Nicholas of Cusa’s
concept of the transcendental unity of revelations and the implicit recognition
of this unity in the medieval and ancient Christianity preceding him. Darrell
Blakeway’s review essay of HRH Prince Charles’ book, Harmony: A
New Way of Looking at our World, provides an in depth look at the dedicated
work of Prince Charles, his urgent call for environmental renewal, and
his view of the way forward to the realization of the goal of humanity living in
harmony with nature.
contents
Articles
Response to Stephen Hawking’s Physics-as-Philosophy
The Self and the Other:
Re-evaluating Their Meanings in Our Lives
Tafsir of the Natural World
Sufism and Hasidism: Shared Spiritual Tales
The Transcendental Unity of Revelations according to Nicholas of Cusa
Apologia for a Lutheran Mystical Gnosis
Reviews
Harmony: A New Way of Looking at our World
By HRH The Prince of Wales, Tony Juniper, and Ian Skelly