Comments on: Integral Christianity http://www.anamchara.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/ Carl McColman ~ The Fullness of Joy is to Behold God in All Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: HealthAndGreenSmoothie http://www.anamchara.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2335 HealthAndGreenSmoothie Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:07:01 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2335 There are so many delicious recipes out there for healthy smoothies. They really do make the world of difference. There are so many delicious recipes out there for healthy smoothies. They really do make the world of difference.

]]> By: Carl McColman http://www.anamchara.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2334 Carl McColman Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:47:17 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2334 To answer Jan's question, I think Wilber's most important work is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570627444/earthmystic" rel="nofollow">Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution</a>, but if reading an 800-page tome makes your head spin, start with Wilber's own summation of that book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590304500/earthmystic" rel="nofollow">A Brief History of Everything</a>. I also really like his Sounds True audio series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591791243/earthmystic" rel="nofollow">Kosmic Consciousness</a>, although it certainly is a bit pricey. But when you listen to him speak, Wilber comes across as more vulnerable, nay even a bit socially awkward, than is revealed in print. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590303466/earthmystic" rel="nofollow">Integral Spirituality</a> isn't bad either, but I'd read the other books I've mentioned first, as it is more densely written and isn't as accessible as ABHOE or SES.Finally, in response to my dear friend Mr. Grizzle: you and I are agreed upon the fact that Wilber's writing is arrogant, but where I am amused by this fact, you resist it. Clearly, I have accepted my own shadow-arrogance better than you have. Thus, I would suggest you ought to read Wilber for no other reason than it will help to make your own arrogant shadow a bit more, shall we say, <i>humble</i>! :-) To answer Jan’s question, I think Wilber’s most important work is Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: The Spirit of Evolution, but if reading an 800-page tome makes your head spin, start with Wilber’s own summation of that book, A Brief History of Everything. I also really like his Sounds True audio series, Kosmic Consciousness, although it certainly is a bit pricey. But when you listen to him speak, Wilber comes across as more vulnerable, nay even a bit socially awkward, than is revealed in print. Integral Spirituality isn’t bad either, but I’d read the other books I’ve mentioned first, as it is more densely written and isn’t as accessible as ABHOE or SES.Finally, in response to my dear friend Mr. Grizzle: you and I are agreed upon the fact that Wilber’s writing is arrogant, but where I am amused by this fact, you resist it. Clearly, I have accepted my own shadow-arrogance better than you have. Thus, I would suggest you ought to read Wilber for no other reason than it will help to make your own arrogant shadow a bit more, shall we say, humble! :-)

]]> By: Darrell Grizzle http://www.anamchara.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2333 Darrell Grizzle Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:03:10 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2333 Hmmm... If Ken Wilber hangs out with Fr. Thomas Keating and quotes Plotinus, I guess he can't be ALL bad. My question (worded sarcastically, but actually a serious question) is: if I'm already familiar with Keating and Plotinus, what is to be gained from slogging through the dense and obnoxiously self-centered writings of Wilber? Hmmm… If Ken Wilber hangs out with Fr. Thomas Keating and quotes Plotinus, I guess he can’t be ALL bad.

My question (worded sarcastically, but actually a serious question) is: if I’m already familiar with Keating and Plotinus, what is to be gained from slogging through the dense and obnoxiously self-centered writings of Wilber?

]]> By: Jan http://www.anamchara.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2332 Jan Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:51:30 +0000 http://mccolman.wordpress.com/2007/07/02/integral-christianity/#comment-2332 Thank you for this review. Without it, I might have bought the book. With your knowledge of Ken Wilbur, what book would you recommend for me to read next? I devoured "Up from Eden" and have also read "The Atman Project." You mention other books in your review, and so I would be interested in your opinion. Thank you for this review. Without it, I might have bought the book. With your knowledge of Ken Wilbur, what book would you recommend for me to read next? I devoured “Up from Eden” and have also read “The Atman Project.” You mention other books in your review, and so I would be interested in your opinion.

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