Scientia Sacra Defined and Defended Nasr defines scientia...

Scientia Sacra Defined and Defended Nasr defines scientia sacra as 'that sacred knowledge which lies at the heart of every revelation and is the center of that circle which encompasses and defines tradition'.[^1] Scientia sacra , whose Latin form Nasr insists on keeping, denotes the supreme science of metaphysics which comprises the principial knowledge of things whereas sacred science refers to the application of sacred knowledge to various domains of reality, physical and spiritual.

Any science, be it natural, mathematical or intellectual, that places the sacred at the center of its structure is sacred to the extent that it is an application of the immutable principles of metaphysics to the world of change and relativity.[^2] In this regard, all sacred sciences are also…