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The relevance of Ostad Elahi’s Knowing the Spirit

By Editorial Board - Mar 12, 2011 - Category Interviews

Tags : Interview, Knowing the Spirit, Metaphysics, Ostad Elahi, Philosophy, Soul, Theology, Video

James Morris, Ph. D., is professor of Theology at Boston College. A specialist of islamic philosophy, he has written authoritative studies on Ibn ’Arabi and Mulla Sadra’s metaphysics. His most recent publications include a translation of Ostad Elahi’s Knowing the Spirit (SUNY, 2006), a book which he also prefaced and annotated.

In first part of this video interview published by ostadelahi-indepth.com, Prof. Morris discusses the reasons that led him to study this particular work. He emphasises its relevance and place in today’s modern world by explaining how Ostad Elahi invites his readers to relate the arguments developed in his study to their own personal spiritual experience.

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