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A Concealed God

Highly acclaimed in Sweden where it was first published in both hardcover and paperback editions, A Concealed God poses two intriguing questions: Does God truly exist? If so, is the concept of God logical and in agreement with the knowledge of the world that science has provided to date? The God presented by most religions doesn't make sense in today's world; we have little room for miracles. Furthermore, there are irreconcilable aspects in the world's religions. Must we abandon our faith or belief in God? Perhaps not, says popular Swedish thinker Stefan Einhorn. We can behave as scientists do when they run experiments only to obtain contradictory results. They ask themselves whether there might not be a logical conclusion that binds all the results together and leads to the most probable explanation. Einhorn hypothesizes that if God truly exists, then many different religions would have discovered this. He finds a common denominator in the concept of a hidden God in seven major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. But even with this shared belief, can we know if God exists? Did humankind create the idea of God to answer the unexplainable? What about evil and suffering, the absence of meaning in life, loneliness and insecurity? And most importantly, how do we search for a concealed God? Most religions share common principles for the search for "that which is concealed," including meditation, contemplation, and prayer. Whatever route is chosen, the search for God may bring us some answers. Einhorn concludes that two themes are central to the search: one is that God is both concealed and simultaneously omnipresent; the other is that only with utter humility and an awareness of our inability to fully understand may we approach the divine. In the end, there are no definite answers. But the search sheds light on the many paths to enlightenment offered by the world's religions. Highlights A lively and accessible addition to the science and religion dialogue A timely reminder that all major world religions share common bonds Introduces a prominent Swedish thinker to U.S. readers

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Title of ebook: A Concealed God
ISBN: 9781932031362
parent-ISBN: 9781890151935
Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press
Published: 09-2002
Released online for download: 09-01-2002
Author of eBook: Einhorn, Stefan

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Title: A Concealed God
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	2 06/29/2009
Reviewer: Michael Cayley from Hayling Island, Hampshire GB
The is a balanced and readable overview of the mystical approach to God in different religious traditions, how far the existence of God can be proved, and the relationship between science and religion. Although translated from Swedish, it reads as if it were originally written in English.
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