Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation - Softcover

Johnston, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823218015 ISBN 13: 9780823218011

Publisher: Fordham University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Christian Zen This text provides guidelines for a way of Christian meditation that incorporates Eastern insights. It is a book about Christian contemplation in dialogue with Zen - where East meets West. Full description

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Review:

“This intense study of Zen meditation in the light of Christian mysticism demonstrates how Christian contemplation and Zen meditation have flowered into one graceful tree. . . witty and charming.” Source: ―The Sign

From the Publisher:

Adding the Insights of Zen to Christianity.
Christian Zen is a ground breaking book for all Christians seeking to deepen and broaden their inner lives. Providing concrete guidelines for a way of Christian meditation that incorporates Eastern insights, it is a helpful book that can open new spiritual vistas and reveal profound, often undreamed-of dimensions of the Christian faith.

"This intense study of Zen meditation in the light of Christian mysticism demonstrates how Christian contemplation and Zen meditation have flowered into one graceful tree. . . . The style of Christian Zen is witty and charming. Johnston’s personalistic approach and subtle humor give his book a unique flavor appealing to the sensitive reader." —The Sign

About this edition

• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0823218015
• ISBN 13: 9780823218011
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 134