To Have a Center

Translated from the French, this collection of essays on the philosophy of religion reflects the author’s search for a sense of the spiritual in all of human life… This is a very challenging and scholarly work for all seeking the Sophia Perennis, ‘the timeless metaphysical truth underlying the diverse religions.’” CHOICE By the power and transparency of its thoughtfaithful echo of a suprahuman teaching[this book] is truly a ‘light on the way’ for the discerning reader.” – Jean Hani, author of Sacred Royalty and The Black Virgin

Frithjof Schuon is best known as the foremost spokesman of the Perennial Philosophy and as a philosopher in the metaphysical current of Shankara and Plato. Schuon was born in 1907 in Basle, Switzerland, of German parents and died in the United States in 1998. Harry Oldmeadow was Coordinator of Philosophy and Religious Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia, until his recent retirement. He is a prolific and well-respected author on the Perennialist school of comparative religion. He lives in Australia.