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"The Benedictine monk Pierre-François de Béthune has dedicated his life to following the lead of the great pioneers of interreligious dialogue at the level of spiritual experience. Having practiced zazen and ""Way of tea"" assiduously for decades, he now leads readers along the path of spiritual hospitality, describing how welcoming other religions transformed him and brought him to rediscover the Gospel. In this volume, he evokes the spiritual journeys of some of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue, among them, Thomas Merton, Henri Le Saux, Raimon Panikkar, and Christian de Chergé and the monks of Tibhirine. In doing so, he proposes that their commitment to dialogue, hospitality, and welcoming the other corresponds to what the Gospel requires of the followers of Jesus."

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Author:   Pierre-Fran�ois de B�thune, OSB ,  William Skudlarek, OSB ,  Dennis Gira ,  Dennis Gira
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.125kg
ISBN:  

9780814646069

ISBN 10:   0814646069
Pages:   98
Publication Date:   25 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword   vii Introduction   xiii I. The History of a Breakthrough   1    The Situation Prior to the Mid-Twentieth Century   1    A Turning Point: Vatican II   4    Four Kinds of Dialogue  6    The Pioneers of the Dialogue of Religious Experience   9    Two Emblematic Figures   13       Henri Le Saux—Abhishiktånanda (1910–1973)   13       Thomas Merton (1915–1968)   18 II. Theological Interpretation   26    Theological Reflection and Spiritual Experience   27       Raimon Panikkar (1918–2010)   28       Serge Beaurecueil (1917–1998)   33    Interreligious Dialogue and Hospitality   35    Evangelical Hospitality   39    New Paths for Theology   42       Changing the Way We See Things   43       Accepting Poverty   46       Sharing Unconditionally   48  III. Interreligious Prayer   51    The Testimony of Tibhirine   51    The Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, October 27, 1986   53    Trans-religious Meditation   58       Enomiya Lassalle (1898–1990)   58    The Dialogue of Silence   60 IV. A New Conversion to the Gospel   64    Vincent Shigeto Oshida (1922–2003)    65    A Lectio Divina of Other Religions  71       Preparing a Welcoming Dwelling   72       Welcoming with Respect and Confidence   74       Hoping for a Blessing   76 Evangelical Universalism   78

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Only a person who has been engaged in interreligious dialogue for so many years and at the deepest level of spirituality as Pierre-Francois de Bethune can write this kind of book. It is not only full of theological insights and historical information, especially on the past giants and pioneers of interfaith dialogue, but also suffused with profound wisdom, especially on interreligious prayer. I cannot recommend this book enthusiastically enough, for those who are beginning to undertake the journey of being religious interreligiously as well as for seasoned practitioners of interreligious hospitality. Peter C. Phan, Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University

Author Information

Pierre-François de Béthune is a monk of the Benedictine monastery of Clerlande in Belgium, where he was prior from 1989 to 2005. He was the first Secretary General of Dialogue Interreligieux Monastique/Monastic Interreligious Dialogue from 1985 to 2007, and in that capacity was a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue from 1995 to 2010. One of his books, Interreligious Hospitality: The Fulfillment of Dialogue, was published by Liturgical Press in 2010.

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