A Sociable God

Toward a New Understanding of Religion

Ken Wilber, Roger Walsh

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2005

Philosophy of religion

In one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. A Sociable God is a concise work based on Wilber's ""spectrum of consciousness"" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness. In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, A Sociable God remains a clarion call for a greater sociology.

By: Ken Wilber
Foreword by: Roger Walsh
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781590302248
ISBN 10: 1590302249
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 15 February 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ken Wilber is the author of over twenty books. He is the founder of Integral Institute, a think-tank for studying integral theory and practice, with outreach through local and online communities such as Integral Education Network, Integral Training, and Integral Spiritual Center.

Reviews for A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion

A Sociable God is a thought-provoking book that has the potential to stimulate intense discussion about Wilber's theory and transpersonal psychology in general. --Contemporary Psychology: American Psychological Association Review of Books A concise, scholarly work. --Branches of Light I use Ken Wilber's approach all the time. I think it's the best map of reality we have. --Father Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart