Bøger af Max Gorman

Explores concepts central to Christianity, the kingdom of Heaven, son of God, baptism, and resurrection. Jesus is seen as a representative of an ancient and continuing wisdom tradition identified with that of the Sufis. By his distinctive use of stories for teaching purposes, his sayings, and what the Sufis call 'action-teachings', including those actions known as 'miracles', Jesus is shown to have been quintessentially a Sufi master.Max Gorman shows how Sufism illuminates from within concepts central to Christianity: the kingdom of Heaven, son of God, baptism, resurrection - which can then be seen as states and stages in an evolutionary philosophy.This new edition of the classic work includes a new chapter on Gnosis.

Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species' reframed the way most of us have come to think about the natural world and man's relationship to it. The author of this book argues that, if subjected to close scrutiny, it is not a scientific theory. He also reminds us that, when it was first published, there was criticism of Darwin's work by thinkers in the field such as Adam Sedgwick and Richard Owen. Criticism which is as valid today as it was then. And he stresses that this criticism did not proceed from a religious basis, but from a different interpretation of the evidence. Despite the ingrained cultural tendency to regard it as inviolate, the author identifies a number of serious defects in the theory - a theory which now masquerades as fact. He fully exposes the role of belief in Darwin's proposition. More than has been recognised, Darwin resorts to belief to cover the cracks and, in the case of the geological record, literally 'jump the gaps'. Whatever else it is, belief is not scientific. So, whatever else it is - Darwin's is not a scientific theory. This book's central thesis is that the distinctive individuality, perfection, and complexity of our planet's creatures cannot have arisen by the chance processes which are the basis of Darwin's theory. Everything points to design. Not to recognise this is to be in denial. "Challenging and engaging... a convincingly argued contribution to this important debate." Michael Shallis Former Senior Lecturer in Science Oxford University Department of External Studies

The book provides an introduction to mystical philosophy and the concept of inner development by looking at a number of its great schools. Mystics concur in saying that we are in some way "asleep" and must recognise this to awaken. A considerable attempt to identify the nature of this "sleep" is made in the earlier part of the book, with the particular help of the teaching of Gurdjieff. Also studied are ways of the past and present, including the Mystery Schools, Gnosticism, Alchemy, Zen, the Fourth Way, and the Way of the Sufi. It is also made apparent that the Way of Jesus, until it was overlaid by "Christianity", was once understood as one of these "waves" or teachings for the development of human being and consciousness. The resonance of this teaching with all other mystical teachings is a significant theme. The purpose of the book is to inspire the reader to ascend the "Stairway to the Stars"!