Mario I. Aguilar

The Way of the Hermit: Interfaith Encounters in Silence and Prayer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Spanning hermits' paths across multiple faiths and epochs, Catholic Benedictine hermit and divinity scholar Mario Aguilar explores the shared value of silence, contemplation and prayer in Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. This is an eye-opening book about spiritual independence and interfaith harmony for any reader, curious or devout.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 149mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 306g
• ISBN-13: 9781785920899
• ISBN-10: 1785920898
• Artikelnr.: 46486355

Autorenporträt

Mario I. Aguilar is Professor of Religion & Politics and Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion & Politics at the University of St Andrews. He is also a poet, an eremitic Camaldolese Benedictine Oblate, and has published widely in his interests in the theology of contemplation, the history of religion and issues of interfaith dialogue.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Experiencing Dialogue. 1. Hermits in Christianity and
Hinduism. 2. Ordering Time, Space and Meditation Together. 3. Inter-Faith
Encounters and Silence. 4. Creating Liturgies for the Absolute. 5. Reading
Texts: Upanishads and Bodhisattvas. 6. The Silence of Death. Appendix 1. An
Indian Eucharistic Prayer. Appendix 2. Morning Christian-Hindu Prayers.
Appendix 3. Evening Christian-Hindu Prayers. Appendix 4. Roman Indian
Liturgy (Eucharist). Appendix 5. Christian-Hindu Liturgies (Midday
Worship). Appendix 6. Declarations for a Shared Humanity (St. Andrews and
India).