Bede Griffiths: A Life in DialogueBede Griffiths, O.S.B.Cam. (1906 1993) was a pioneer in the meeting of faiths and of cultures in the second half of the twentieth century. This captivating study of his pioneering work in intercultural and interreligious dialogue draws from meticulous research of Griffiths s writings and his sources, as well as numerous personal interviews with the man himself. |
Contents
The Romantic Explorer of English Countryside | 15 |
Reconciling Reason and Imagination | 20 |
God through the Symbol of Nature | 27 |
The Conditions for Dialogue | 37 |
Night of Conversion | 43 |
The Benedictine in England and India | 46 |
Faith as a Way of Knowing | 56 |
God through the Symbols of Bible Liturgy and Prayer | 71 |
The Guide of Shantivanam and Prophet of Dialogue | 114 |
The Way of Intuitive Wisdom | 128 |
God beyond the Symbols of the Religions | 148 |
Through Dialogue | 183 |
Conclusion | 194 |
Notes | 209 |
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