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The Still Point: Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism
William Johnston
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Description for The Still Point: Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism
Paperback. An ecumenical exploration of the bases of Zen and Christian mysticism, this book intends to enable Christian and Buddhist to communicate. The author re-thinks basic concepts of Catholic mystical theology in the light of the Zen experience and attempts to encourage contemplative prayer. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HRCJ; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 267.
It is surely a significant manifestation of the permanence of the soul's quest for God that the Western world, at a time when human values, principles, and ideals are being questioned and rejected, has turned to an interest in the age-old practice of the East - the quest for inner peace and tranquility as found in the profoundly moving experience of contemplation after the method of Zen Buddhism. In this deeply sympathetic study, the author compares the principles and the practices of Zen with the traditional concepts, aims, and results of Christian mysticism. His object is, first, ecumenical - to ... Read more
It is surely a significant manifestation of the permanence of the soul's quest for God that the Western world, at a time when human values, principles, and ideals are being questioned and rejected, has turned to an interest in the age-old practice of the East - the quest for inner peace and tranquility as found in the profoundly moving experience of contemplation after the method of Zen Buddhism. In this deeply sympathetic study, the author compares the principles and the practices of Zen with the traditional concepts, aims, and results of Christian mysticism. His object is, first, ecumenical - to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823208616
SKU
V9780823208616
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About William Johnston
William Johnston S.J., an Irish priest who teaches at Sophia University in Tokyo, is the author of many acclaimed books, including, from Fordham University Press, Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation, Being in Love: The Practice of Christian Prayer, and Silent Music: The Science of Meditation.
Reviews for The Still Point: Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism
"The book ... has much of great weight to offer not only to the Christian but to the Westerner who wishes to understand Zen better." -Library Journal