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“Every religion has a form and a content. The content possesses all rights, it emanates from the Absolute; the form is relative, its rights are thus limited.”
Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) is widely regarded as one of the most important writers on the philosophy of religion of the 20th century. He is considered a leading exponent of that school of thought called Sophia perennis (“everlasting wisdom”), which contains the timeless and universally valid principles underlying the various doctrines, symbolism, sacred art, and spiritual exercises of the world’s religions.
This book deals first with the metaphysical necessity of the diversity of religions and their concrete manifestations. One focus is the comparison of Christianity and Islam. For example, the Quran’s view of Jesus and Mary is presented. Further topics are metaphysics – especially theodicy – as well as difficulties in dealing with holy scriptures and questions of eschatology.
The book is intended for people who are searching for a spiritually grounded understanding of the world and their own lives, an understanding that goes beyond the answers that modern sciences or religions understood only exoterically can provide. It is able to lead to liberating insights and deep certainty.
