Christian Zen

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William Johnston, an Irish Catholic priest who has lived in Japan for over twenty years, is presently teaching at Sophia University in Tokyo. He has written numerous articles on Zen and Christianity, on mysticism East and West. He is the author of the mysticism of ffthe cloud of unknowing" and the still point : Reflections of Zen and Christian Mysticism. "William Johnston was initiated into the life of prayer in a Jesuit novitiate in Ireland. He has shown his penetrating grasp of the Western contemplative tradition in his monograph, the mysticism of the cloud of unknowing/ But he also has been a missionary in Japan for over twenty years. There he has dialogued with Zen masters and disciples. In Zen meditation halls he has learned their lessons and practiced their techniques. "Such is the background of christian zen. It is a charming book and its aim is a revival of the Christian contemplative tradition by adopting and adapting procedures employed by Zen/' -Bernard Lonergan "A... Tovább

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William Johnston, an Irish Catholic priest who has lived in Japan for over twenty years, is presently teaching at Sophia University in Tokyo. He has written numerous articles on Zen and Christianity, on mysticism East and West. He is the author of the mysticism of ffthe cloud of unknowing" and the still point : Reflections of Zen and Christian Mysticism. "William Johnston was initiated into the life of prayer in a Jesuit novitiate in Ireland. He has shown his penetrating grasp of the Western contemplative tradition in his monograph, the mysticism of the cloud of unknowing/ But he also has been a missionary in Japan for over twenty years. There he has dialogued with Zen masters and disciples. In Zen meditation halls he has learned their lessons and practiced their techniques. "Such is the background of christian zen. It is a charming book and its aim is a revival of the Christian contemplative tradition by adopting and adapting procedures employed by Zen/' -Bernard Lonergan "A breezy, free-wheeling, and sometimes almost irreverent introduction to Zen as it can be applied by Christians, by a man thoroughly at home in the mysticism of both East and West. I hope it will persuade many readers, old as well as young, that it is still not too late to begin finding out what their religion is all about." -John Moffitt, Poetry Editor of America and former monastic member of the Ramakrishna Order of India Vissza