The Art of Christian Alchemy by Roger Corless

The Art of Christian Alchemy by Roger Corless

The Art of Christian Alchemy is a witty and provocative book that explores, in twentieth-century terms, the spiritual yearnings of modern people. It is a magic tour through evolutionary theory and the bi-cameral brain, with detours into such areas as handicrafts, dieting, and sex. But in all of these travels, Roger Corless is tracking down an ancient and rich vein: The Spiritual life, he says, is the transfiguration of the ordinary. Through prayer, meditation, and ascetical practices, we can take the ordinary stuff of life and change it into something more noble--just as alchemists of old sought to transform base metals into gold. The key to this transfiguration is the threefold way of work, listening, and praise outlined by St. Benedict in the sixth century and still practiced by communities of Benedictines in the U.S. and elsewhere. Corless initiates us into their method. Ultimately, he brings us to the place where St. Francis, Teilhard de Chardin, Buddha, Benedict, and Jesus dwell together at the table of unity. ROGER CORLES is Professor of Religion Emeritus at Duke University. He has academic qualifications in Christian Theology (B.D, King's College, London) and Buddhist Studies (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison). He is a practitioner in both traditions, although he does not mix them, and has come to see himself as a one-man dialogue between them. He is a cofounder of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies and its journal Buddhist-Christian Studies (University of Hawaii OEi Press). His many publications in Buddhism, Christian Spirituality, and Buddhist-Christian Studies include the innovative introductory text, The Vision of Buddhism: The Space under the Tree.

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ISBN 13	9781606081044
ISBN 10	1606081047
Title	The Art of Christian Alchemy
Author	Roger Corless
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Year published	2008-10-01
Number of pages	124
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