Perennialists and Christianity

Just starting to read the perennialists. I'm starting with Guenon and Corbin (since I'm familiar with Jung and Islam). Perhaps I misunderstand the intellectual mission of the traditionalists, but how do they reconcile the Trinity and Islam's Tawhid? I can see how one can reconcile Brahman and Allah (upanishads call Brahman formless, Hindus actually being pluralistic, etc.), but how do they reconcile the triune godhead with the oneness of Allah? I read a while ago on here that Corbin's concept of theophanies and "men of light" have potential for reconciling it, but I'm not really familiar enough with his work to make definitive statements

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>I can see how one can reconcile Brahman and Allah (upanishads call Brahman formless, Hindus actually being pluralistic, etc.), but how do they reconcile the triune godhead with the oneness of Allah?

Guenon at least does not attempt to do any sort of systematic ranking of how different concepts in different traditions are reconciled with others (an especially on matters of extoteric dogma), and such an attempt at a systematic ranking is against the spirit and attitude of his writings. Schuon does go further in trying to tie together specific details.

One approach to try to reconcile the trinity would be to preserve the trinitarian nature of God as remaining true but as being symbolized in other non-Christian traditions by certain patterns that come in 3's, or you can say that the Christian trinitarian understanding and the non-Christian non-trinitarian understanding are both superseded by some higher truth that they are both pointing/leading to.

You know perennialism isn’t about reconciling all religions? The perennialists claim that all religions are the outgrowth of a philosophia perennis, which is something like the mystical experience of unity with God or the Absolute. They say that the esoteric principles are the same, but the exoteric (ie. doctrine of trinity, various prophets and miracles, and so on) are different. They’re all very different ways of getting to the same destination.

>but the exoteric (ie. doctrine of trinity, various prophets and miracles, and so on) are different.
the trinity is not an exoteric matter. you seem to have completely misunderstood what exoteric means. the trinity is obviously seem in plotinus, hinduism and buddhism

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

Why is it inconceivable that Jesus can also be found in other religions? Obviously it wouldn’t work with Islam and Judaism because the Qu’ran says Jesus is not God and was not crucified, and the Jews say Jesus was a false messiah, but it’s possible that Jesus can be reached by a Buddhist as well as a Christian. You could even say Christianity is the fullest revelation, and the other religions contain a lot of falsehoods, while still admitting it’s possible for a Buddhist monk to reach Jesus through mysticism (though he doesn’t know him as Jesus).

This is just what St. Justin Martyr says in his First Apology, a very early Patristic source. Orthodox Christianity is the fullest expression of Truth. Other religions have to greater or lesser degrees participated in the Logos and have tried to grasp God, some getting closer than others. I have no problem admitting this as a Christian. Anyone saved is saved through Jesus. We have no idea who will be saved outside of the flock though. We can only attempt to lead them to Christ and pray that God have mercy on their souls. This user is correct though . It’s already a narrow way. Perennialism is not the answer.

There was some explanation Guenon gives about the Trinity in a footnote but ngl I forgot what it was.

That makes sense. My problem though is that the trinity is clearly not reconcilable with Tawhid. I know about the sufi annihilation and similar things in Orthodox mysticism, which both lead to dissolution in God, but I'm not sure how one can resolve the concept of personhood in the Godhead with Allah's oneness

Orthodoxy doesn’t teach ‘dissolution’