| Other Half of My Soul: Bede Griffiths and the Hindu-Christian Dialogue Contributor(s): Bruteau, Beatrice (Author), His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0835607178 ISBN-13: 9780835607179 Publisher: Quest Books (IL) OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1996 Annotation: Every age has its visionaries. Bede Griffiths, the gentle Benedictine monk who traveled to India to seek the other half of his soul was one such spiritual giant. Like Mother Teresa and Thich Nhat Hanh, Father Bede's spirituality transcends sectarian labels. His Shantivanam ("Forest of Peace") monastery in India is Christian in faith but Hindu in lifestyle. The essays and stories in the moving tribute to Father Bede by such luminaries as Thomas Berry dissolve the boundaries between Christian belief and Eastern practice. Foreword by the Dalai Lama. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Hinduism - General - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 261.245 |
| LCCN: 95049267 |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.08" W x 9.14" (1.50 lbs) 412 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Every age has its visionaries. Bede Griffiths, the gentle Benedictine monk who traveled to India to seek the other half of his soul was one such spiritual giant. Like Mother Teresa and Thich Nhat Hanh, Father Bede's spirituality transcends sectarian labels. His Shantivanam (Forest of Peace) monastery in India is Christian in faith but Hindu in lifestyle. The essays and stories in the moving tribute to Father Bede by such luminaries as Thomas Berry dissolve the boundaries between Christian belief and Eastern practice. |