Hot on the tail of the new trailer for
How Freemasonry Saved The World it seems Stephen Dafoe is at it again with an spring time release this time he has been working on a book with fellow Canadian and brother Randy Williams.
To quote directly from their new
FaceBook Fan page for the book....
"The Philosophy of Masons is a book edited and annotated by Stephen Dafoe and Randy Williams. The book will be released by cornerstone Book Publishers in the spring of 2010."
The Philosophy of Masons
In Several Epistles from Egypt to a Nobleman
Being a lost curiosity from 1790
by author Thomas Marryat
Edited, annotated, and with a new introduction
by Messrs. Stephen Dafoe and Randy Williams
Published By Cornerstone Book Publishers - Spring of 2010
Published in 1790 by Thomas Marryat – an eccentric physician and former Presbyterian minister – The Philosophy of Masons combines non-mainstream 18th-century philosophy and science with unorthodox ideas about history, religion and Freemasonry. Many of Marryat’s concepts are – even by today’s standards – controversial, and they were nearly heretical at the time of the book’s original publication. Filled with offbeat humor and rich with unique insights, Marryat’s book transports the reader back to a pivotal period for Freemasonry and for Western Civilization.
As strange and ancient as many of the ideas in this book will seem, the careful reader will recognize that many of the prevailing notions of Marryat’s times, particularly those related to the seven liberal arts and sciences, are still preserved in the language of Masonic ritual. As well, the book offers a fascinating snapshot of a brief and volatile era that came between the mid-1700s revival of interest in alchemy and the explosive birth of modern science that would arrive at century’s end.
The 2010 edition has been thoroughly researched and edited for modern readers by Stephen Dafoe and Randy Williams. It features many period illustrations, as well as extensive annotation and a new introductory essay written by Dafoe and Williams.
Stephen Dafoe is an acclaimed author, journalist and historian whose books include Nobly Born, The Compasses and the Cross, and Morgan: The Scandal That Shook Freemasonry. His forthcoming works include How Freemasonry Saved the World and How It Can Do So Again and an illustrated history of the Knights Hospitaller.
Randy Williams is a writer/editor who has worked with Dafoe on several projects in an editorial capacity, including the 2009 release of Templar Tarot: The Journey and several top-secret works-in-progress. He currently serves as Assistant Editor of The Journal of the Masonic Society, to which he is also a frequent contributor.
Cornerstone Books is of course one of the world leaders in publishing Masonic and esoteric books and you should really pop along to their site and pick somethng up that will hold you until the release of "The Philosophy of Masons" in the Spring.
