Brother Wayne Teasdale

Bede Griffiths

An Introduction to His Spiritual Thought

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An intriguing view into the thoughts, beliefs and life of this champion of interreligious acceptance and harmony. The first in-depth study of Bede Griffiths' contemplative experience and thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SkyLight Paths
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9781681629889
• ISBN-10: 1681629887
• Artikelnr.: 45544060

Autorenporträt

Wayne Teasdale was a lay monk and best-selling author of The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions; Bede Griffiths: An Introduction to His Interspiritual Thought and A Monk in the World. As a member of the Bede Griffiths International Trust, Teasdale was an adjunct professor at DePaul University, Columbia College, and the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Wayne Teasdale was coeditor of Awakening the Spirit, Inspiring the Soul: 30 Stories of Interspiritual Discovery.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bede Griffiths vii
Preface xiii
Part One: Background to a Christian Vedanta
1. Bede's Quest for the Absolute 3
2. The Historical Context as Sannyasic Monasticism 17
3. Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Contemplative Theology 43
Part Two: The Possibility of a Christian Vedanta
4. Bede's Theological Scheme, Myth, and the Cosmic Revelation 73
5. Christian Vedanta: Advaita, Saccidananda, and the Trinity 93
6. Christology, Tantrism, Sannyasa, and the Future of the Church 136
7. Conclusion and Implications 177
Epilogue 195
Notes 205
Glossary 230
Select Bibliography 234
Index 252