The larger conversation : contemplation and place / Tim Lilburn.
| Author/creator | Lilburn, Tim, 1950- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | xv, 275 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- I. The ethical significance of the human relationship to place; The start of real thinking; On Scholem, Ruusbroec and Exegesis; Imagination, psychagogy and ontology; Mostly on prayer; Seeing into things: Suhrawardi and Mandelstam -- II. A Mandelstamian generation in China; Poetry as pneumatic force; Fresh coherence; Turning the soul around: the ascetical practice of philosophy in the republic; Negative theological meditations: apophasis and its politics; Thinking the Rule of Benedict within modernity; Thomas Merton's novitiate talks on cistercian usages and Richard Kearney's theandrism -- III. Poetics of decolonization; Contemplative experience, autochthonous practice ; Faith and land; Nothingness -- Epilogue: at the foot of WMieten -- Dramatis Personae -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- Reading -- Permissions -- Index. |
| Abstract | "This volume, the final in Tim Lilburn's decades-long meditation on philosophy and environmental consequences, traces a relationship between mystic traditions and the political world. Struck by the realization that he did not know how to be where he found himself, Lilburn embarked on a personal attempt at decolonization, seeking to uncover what is wrong within Canadian culture and to locate a possible path to recovery. He proposes a new epistemology leading to an ecologically responsible and spiritually acute relationship between settler Canadians, Indigenous peoples, and the land we inhabit. The Larger Conversation is a bold statement: a vital text for readers of environmental philosophy and for anyone interested in building toward conversation between Indigenous peoples and settlers."--Publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lilburn, Tim, 1950- Larger conversation. First electronic edition, 2017. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, 2017 1772123587 9781772123586 |
| LCCN | 2017276748 |
| ISBN | 9781772122992 softcover |
| ISBN | 1772122998 |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
| ISBN | (Mobipocket ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GF21 .L54 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |