Sacred uncertainty: Hope, fear, and the quest for transcendence

Myth and religion have historically been driven by a quest for certainty, in the form of understanding, control, or both. This article contrasts the thinking of Ken Wilber and Chogyam Trungpa in examining the origins of this quest in the development of individual consciousness, and in assessing the...

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Main Author: Jennifer Woodhull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
Series:Journal for the Study of Religion
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1011-76012013000200006&lng=en&tlng=en