Purity of Heart and Contemplation A Monastic Dialogue Between Christian and Asian Traditions |
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| Editor:
| Barnhart, Bruno
Wong, Joseph |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8264-1348-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Encounters between Christian and Hindu or Buddhist monastics have been occurring for several decades, most notably signalized in the 1998 book The Gethsemani Encounter. The themes purity of heart and contemplation are central to the monastic quest and they are also universal, offering a meeting point, an area of spirituality that is shared by all the traditions involved.
Encounters between Christian and Hindu or Buddhist monastics have been occurring for several decades, most notably signalized in the 1998 book The Gethsemani Encounter. The themes purity of heart and contemplation are central to the monastic quest and they are also universal, offering a meeting point, an area of spirituality that is shared by all the traditions involved.