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by Ken Wilber; Foreword by Roger Walsh


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In one of the first attempts to bring an integral dimension to sociology, Ken Wilber introduces a system of reliable methods by which to make testable judgments of the authenticity of any religious movement. A Sociable God is a concise work based on Wilber's "spectrum of consciousness" theory, which views individual and cultural development as an evolutionary continuum. Here he focuses primarily on worldviews (archaic, magic, mythic, mental, psychic, subtle, causal, nondual) and evaluates various cultural and religious movements on a scale ranging from egocentric to ethnocentric to worldcentric to Kosmic. By using this integral view, Wilber hopes, society would be able to discriminate between dangerous cults and authentic spiritual paths. In addition, he points out why these distinctions are crucial in understanding spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness. In a lengthy new introduction, the author brings the reader up to date on his latest integral thinking and concludes that, for the succinct and elegant way it argues for a sociology of depth, A Sociable God remains a clarion call for a greater sociology.

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  • Title A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion
  • Author Ken Wilber; Foreword by Roger Walsh
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 172
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston
  • Date 2005-02-22
  • ISBN 9781590302248 / 1590302249
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 6.18 x 0.51 in (23.01 x 15.70 x 1.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Religion and sociology, Psychology, Religious
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005272033
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.6

Media reviews

"A Sociable God is a thought-provoking book that has the potential to stimulate intense discussion about Wilber's theory and transpersonal psychology in general."—Contemporary Psychology: American Psychological Association Review of Books

"A concise, scholarly work."—Branches of Light

"I use Ken Wilber's approach all the time. I think it's the best map of reality we have."—Father Thomas Keating, author of Open Mind, Open Heart

About the author

Ken Wilber is the author of over twenty books. He is the founder of Integral Institute, a think-tank for studying integral theory and practice, with outreach through local and online communities such as Integral Education Network, Integral Training, and Integral Spiritual Center.

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