Description
Book SynopsisExplores 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.
Table of ContentsPREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE - The way of the Sufi
CHAPTER TWO - The kingdom of heaven
CHAPTER THREE - The initiatory way
CHAPTER FOUR - Gnosis
CHAPTER FIVE - Son of God
CHAPTER SIX - The parables
CHAPTER SEVEN - The sayings
CHAPTER EIGHT - Jesus and the animals
CHAPTER NINE - The miracles
CHAPTER TEN - Jesus the individual
APPENDIX - The Hymn of the Pearl
The King’s Son
POSTSCRIPT
FURTHER READING
INDEX
