Merton & Hinduism - Apel, William

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Résumé :
Merton and Hinduism is the first book to thoroughly and definitively trace the lasting influence of Yoga and Hindu traditions on the life and writings of renowned author Thomas Merton, Catholic Priest and Trappist Monk, and pioneer of inter-religious dialogue. Informative and original essays by leading scholars highlight specific points of contact between Merton and various aspects of the Hindu and Yoga traditions, such as Merton and Gandhi, Merton and the Bhagavad Gita, and Merton's dialogue and friendship with key Indian intellectuals such as A.K. Coomaraswamy, among many others. Approximately half of the book collects Merton's own writings on Hinduism and Yoga, and many essays are published here for the first time. These essays portray Merton as teacher and novice master, cultural commentator, and contemplative practitioner interested in the mutually enriching dialogue among Catholic Christianity, Hinduism, and Yoga traditions....

Biographie:
Angelic Mistakes: The Art of Thomas Merton...

Sommaire:
David M. Odorisio, PhD, serves as Director of The Retreat at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, and is Associate Core Faculty in Pacifica's Mythological Studies graduate degree program. He received his PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and teaches in the areas of methodology, psychology and religion, and comparative mysticism. He has published in numerous journals in the fields of Jungian and transpersonal psychology, as well as The Merton Seasonal, and is co-editor of the volume Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).

William Buchanan, PhD, was librarian at Vivekananda Monastery in Ganges, Michigan. He was formerly Professor of General Humanities at Olivet College and taught part time at Grand Valley State College. He was a member of The International Thomas Merton Society.

Thomas Cattoi, LMFT, PhD, is Associate Professor of Christology and Cultures at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. His interests include early Christian theology and spirituality and Buddhist-Christian dialogue, with particular attention to Tibetan Buddhism.

Christopher Key Chapple, PhD, is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. A specialist in the religions of India, he has published more than twenty books, including the recent Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Elements in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Yogas (SUNY Press).

Francis X. Clooney, SJ, PhD, is the Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theology at Harvard Divinity School. He earned his doctorate in South Asian languages and civilizations from the University of Chicago. Clooney is a leading figure globally in the developing field of comparative theology and the author of numerous articles and books. He is a Roman Catholic priest and has been a member of the Society of Jesus for over 50 years.

Richard V. Croghan, PhD, was an educator and administrator at the University of New Mexico. For nearly twenty years he taught courses on Thomas Merton at the Division of Continuing Education. For the past thirty years he lectured and gave retreats on Merton for various New Mexico groups, churches, and spiritual centers.

Paul R. Dekar, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Evangelism and Mission, Memphis Theological Seminary. He teaches, writes, and volunteers with various organizations including Dundas [Ontario] Community Services and the Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. He is the author of Thomas Merton, Twentieth Century Wisdom for Twenty-First Century Living, and Thomas Merton: God's Messenger on the Road Towards a New World.

Roger Lipsey, PhD, is a biographer, art historian, editor, and translator. He is the author of An Art of Our Own: The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art...