Outlines of philosophia perennis

There is a benevolent view of creation as a world of divine signs. It is a devotional and symbolic approach to creation and one that characterizes the 'perennial philosophy'. This perspective, which grows out of the monotheism of revealed religions, is constructed from the point of view of...

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Published inIntellectual News Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 60 - 66
Main Author Schmidt-Biggemann, Wilhelm
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.1997
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Summary:There is a benevolent view of creation as a world of divine signs. It is a devotional and symbolic approach to creation and one that characterizes the 'perennial philosophy'. This perspective, which grows out of the monotheism of revealed religions, is constructed from the point of view of Jewish-Christian and Muslim theology. The precondition of this pious and edifying theory is a theological interpretation of the world as a system of divine signs, which presupposes the world is created. This creation presupposes a creator and signifies a certain knowledge, first of the creator, second of the world's plan, and third of the performance of creation, which is its aim and its end.
ISSN:1561-5324
DOI:10.1080/15615324.1997.10429239