Problems and Perspectives in Religious Discourse: Advaita Vedanta Implications [Paperback]

John Grimes (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (February 3, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791417921
• ISBN-13: 978-0791417928
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Grimes presents the absolute language of Advaita Vedanta, meaning direct statements about the identity between the individual and the absolute, as well as the theory "that it is more logically consistent to speak of an unqualified absolute than of a qualified theistic deity". He goes into great length while analyzing the logic behind it. Advaita Vedanta is also clearly presented. He says, his book contains a proposed solution to the problems of religous discourse, but sounds very determined about those solutions. The content is propperly based on Advaitic scholasticism and despite it's abstractness pleasant to read. Grimes has a very precise language and keeps the reader busy up to the last page.