{"product_id":"spirituality-for-the-independent-thinker-richard-a-striner-9781839981258","title":"Spirituality for the Independent Thinker: Themes of Religious Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the course of its unique exploration, \u003cem\u003eSpirituality for the Independent Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e combines themes from three related fields: quantum physics, theology, and philosophy. The result is a guide for independent thinkers who seek to do justice to the combination of ideas and feelings that generate spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring themes of metaphysics and fundamental \"ontology\"--the philosophic study of \u003cem\u003ebeing-as-such\u003c\/em\u003e--the book singles out a constant structure of experience that we take completely for granted because it \u003cem\u003econtains\u003c\/em\u003e the reality we know: the experience of \u003cem\u003enow\u003c\/em\u003e. This is a structure that\u003cem\u003e flows\u003c\/em\u003e and it constitutes a phenomenon that scientists cannot understand or subject to experiments. They lack the standpoint from which to probe it because \u003cem\u003ethey are in it\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirituality for the Independent Thinker\u003c\/em\u003e helps readers to navigate conceptions that are open to them as they think in an independent manner about religious issues. It confronts the darker side of reality with tough-minded candor, while offering a source of inspiration that withstands any realistic challenge: the \u003cem\u003eghostlines\u003c\/em\u003es of the power that upholds us every single moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard A. Striner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839981253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839981258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Hill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard A. Striner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44127687115007,"sku":"9781839981258","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3be8f957-38c4-41a2-a203-0b193fb52f9f.jpg?v=1687454659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirituality-for-the-independent-thinker-richard-a-striner-9781839981258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}