Wisdom's Journey: Living the Spirit of Islam in the Modern World (Library of Perennial Philosophy)

256 Pages·2009·13.497 MB·English

by  John Herlihy

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Cover: Detail from the dome of the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan
WISDOM’S JOURNEY
Living the Spirit of Islam
in the Modern World
by
John Herlihy
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Wisdom’s Journey: Living the Spirit of Islam in the Modern World
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Herlihy, John.
Wisdom’s journey : living the spirit of Islam in the modern world / by John
Herlihy.
p. cm. -- (The library of perennial philosophy)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-933316-64-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Herlihy, John. 2. Muslim con-
verts from Christianity--Biography 3. Muslims--Conduct of life. I. Title. II. Series.
BP170.5.H47A3 2009
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CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
Through the Lattice of the Soul
Part I: THE AWAKENING
1. The Encounter with Mystery
2. The Secret Revealed
Part II: THE FOUNDATION
3. The Certitude of Faith
4. Wisdom’s Journey
Part III: THE DESCENT
5. Seed Words of the Divinity
6. Living in the Presence Ales)
Part IV: THE ASCENT
7. Prayer as Ritual 141
8. Prayer as Communication 165
Part V: THE JOURNEY
9. Breakfast in the City of Light 185
10. Swept Away in the City of Peace 201
EPILOGUE
The Spiritual Journey of our Time Pu:
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INDEX
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