Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart

central concept in such arguments remains strangely obscure. What is God? Are those engaged in the debate all talking about the same thing? In this beautifully written contribution to reasoned discussion, a revered religious thinker clarifies how the word 'God' functions in various religious traditions.

Review Quotes:
'. . .there is something evangelical about this study: it is at once both the most valuable discussion of the doctrine of God to have appeared for decades, and a witty, often mordant, defence of Christian belief. . ."The Experience of God" is still an outstanding addition to the literature on God, not least for its survey of so many of the world's great faiths. It is also a fine piece of work of Christian apologetics, and a major contribution to debate on science and religion./i>--Andrew Davison"Times Literary Supplement" (09/19/2014)

Biographical Note:
David Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox scholar of religion, philosopher, writer, and cultural commentator.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduciton -- Part 1. God, Gods, and the World -- 1. God Is not a Proper Name -- 2. Pictures of the World -- Part 2. Being, Consciousness, Bliss -- 3. Being (Sat) -- 4. Consciousness (Chit) -- 5. Bliss (Ananda) -- Part 3. The Reality of god -- 6. Illusion and Reality -- Notes -- Bibliographical Postscript -- Index.

Publisher Marketing:
Despite recent ferocious public debate about the likelihood of the existence of God, the most central concept in such arguments remains strangely obscure. What is God? Are those engaged in the debate all talking about the same thing? In this beautifully written contribution to reasoned discussion, a revered religious thinker clarifies how the word 'God' functions in various religious traditions.