Faith and Reason Reconciled: Idealistic Philosophy for Practitioners

"To us, truth is first foolishness, then an annoyance, then a riddle, then a mystery, and at last a sanctuary."For many philosophers, the existence of consciousness is a annoyance that cannot be resolved even by invoking quantum fields. For them, God is merely a synonym for future scientific knowledge-Christians and spiritual people often struggle to integrate their faith into a rational worldview. In his new book, Faith and Reason Reconciled, the author addresses both groups.He develops a contemporary idealistic philosophy that integrates consciousness, and thus the spiritual world, into a holistic worldview. His concept unites modern science, Christian and Far Eastern wisdom, and the insights of spiritual masters. This book shows how the apparent contradictions of our faith, spirituality and intellect, can be resolved. The unfolding of the world within the absolute consciousness is described as the common origin of all religions-a modern Genesis emerges. The world model that developed from a few premises describes the realms of our spiritual, psychic, physical, social, and political existence. It enables Christians and spiritually oriented people to integrate their beliefs into a coherent philosophical framework that satisfies their rationality. What starts as a logical play of thought leads to astonishingly serious consequences: man appears as creator, inhabitant, and judge of his world in the material, social, and metaphysical senses. For practitioners in therapy, management, or education, numerous applications of the world model can be derived. For psychologists and sociologists, a differentiated action model emerges. Philosophers will be surprised by the expansion of the Hegelian dialectic. This book familiarizes readers with various levels of their existence as spiritual beings and shows them the paths that lead to deeper entanglement in the world-or back to the peace of being. It requires no prior knowledge of philosophy, but it does require a love of truth, an affinity for abstraction, and the confidence to think independently.