Bede Griffiths by Judson B Trapnell
Born in England, Griffiths immersed himself in Western culture through an Oxford education and twenty-five years in Benedictine monasteries. Yet early mystical experiences in nature and the study of Asian scriptures sparked a life-long search for what he called "the other half of my soul"-a search that would in 1958 take him to India. After participating in two Christian monastic experiments, he accepted leadership of Saccidananda Ashram, a community dedicated to pursuing the recently renewed Christian contemplative ideal in an India context. Here he boldly explored interreligious dialogue and inculturation, two projects of the Second Vatican Council. Envisioning "the marriage of East and West" in his writings and incarnating that marriage in spirituality, Griffiths became a prophet of our age, publishing more than a dozen books and scores of articles. In latter years, Griffiths attracted large audiences and received recognition from fellow pioneers in the dialogue of faiths, including the Dalai Lama.-
The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia
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Wonder in South Asia
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The Sound of Vultures' Wings
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A Hindu Theology of Liberation
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A Buddhist History of the West
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Engaged Jainism
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Counterpoints of Ecstasy
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Ethics for a Small Planet
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Defending the Faith
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The Perfectibility of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Thought
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Religious Conscience, the State, and the Law
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Praises to a Formless God
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The Meaning of Religious Freedom
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Religious Pluralism and Truth
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Bhakti Religion in North India
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The Integrity of the Yoga Darsana
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Freud on Sublimation
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The Hagiographer and the Avatar
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The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States
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Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism
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Mappila Muslim Culture
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Make Me a Man!
"This is a captivating story of the development of Bede Griffiths's thoughtTrapnell does a superlative job of showing the interplay of the variety of cultures, traditions and experiences which eventually brought Griffiths to see and experience religions as complementary rather than in tension or competition with each other." — Ronald Neufeldt, University of Calgary
"This is an excellent study of Bede Griffiths, probably the best available work on this important 'bridge' figure between India and the West, the Hindu and Christian traditions. Although other books have been written about Griffiths, including full biographies, this book is superior in its intellectual grasp, focus, and grappling with the enduring issues related to Griffiths as a significant figure." — Francis X. Clooney, S.J., author of Theory After Vedanta: An Experiment in Comparative Theology
"This is an excellent study of Bede Griffiths, probably the best available work on this important 'bridge' figure between India and the West, the Hindu and Christian traditions. Although other books have been written about Griffiths, including full biographies, this book is superior in its intellectual grasp, focus, and grappling with the enduring issues related to Griffiths as a significant figure." — Francis X. Clooney, S.J., author of Theory After Vedanta: An Experiment in Comparative Theology
Judson B. Trapnell is Assistant Professor of Christian Theology of Religions/World Religions at The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University in Minnesota.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791448717 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791448711 |
| Title | Bede Griffiths |
| Author | Judson B Trapnell |
| Series | Suny Series In Religious Studies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2001-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 297 |
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