human mind, and the manifestations and existence of the Deity, as revealed to him in the harmonies and beauties of the surrounding universe; but as he progresses in his investigations, and dives deeper and deeper into the secrets he seeks to penetrate, he finds that all his efforts and ingenuity recoil upon him?" thus far shalt thou go, and no farther," seems to resound upon his ear as from the...

This paper explores Kuyper’s approach to evolution and evolutionism. He was opposed evolutionism as it has roots in monism pantheism; promotes atheism. However, he did leave the way open support some form of that guided by God not random chance.

pantheism (unity of entity) and unity of intuition are famous concepts in mysticism which have been discussed variously and philosophers and mystics have been presented various opinions and definitions about them. some of them believe pantheism is a spiritual authority which is superior from unity of intuition, and some are opposite to this belief and others believe these two concepts are the s...

Albert Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life is more complex and interesting than fIrst appears. It contains themes relevant to contemporary environmental ethics, including a virtue-ethics approach that emphasizes personal responsibility and tolerance, empathy for living organisms, and the fundamental unity of life. Not surprising, then, Schweitzer has recently been acknowledged for pioneer...

the celebrated poem of ahmad hatif of isfahn, known in persian as the hatef’s tarjiband is studied in the present paper from a historical point of view to reveal the status of this poet in persian poetry, as well as its mystical content. first a short history of tarjiband as a poetic form is revised, then the sixteen poets who have written a mystical tarjiband are presented. all of these tarj...