The way of the hermit : interfaith encounters in silence and prayer / Mario I. Aguilar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aguilar, Mario I., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hermits.

Prayer.

Contemplation.

Silence--Religious aspects.

Silence.

Christianity and other religions--Hinduism.

Christianity and other religions.

Hinduism--Relations--Christianity.

Hinduism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

At first sight the lives of hermits, living in solitude and committed to a life of prayer and contemplation seems to be a world apart of the active practice of interfaith dialogue. Yet, there is a long tradition of seeking the divine together and thus making a contribution to better mutual understanding and an active contribution to peace between Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism in India. Drawing on his experience of travelling to some of India's holy places, the life and work of writers like Thomas Merton, Charles de Foucauld and Abishaktanda and being himself a Benedictine hermit and Professor of Divinity at the University of St Andrews, Mario Aguilar opens up new possibilities for dialogue between three of the world's major religions in today's world. He shows how his own experience of an eremitic life has brought him into deep communion with pilgrims of other faiths, be it through shared silence or listening to each other's experience, through reading sacred scriptures together, through poetry or interfaith worship that draws on practices and texts from Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. This is a book for all engaged in interfaith dialogue and seeking to explore how spiritualities of silence, contemplation and prayer can make a contribution to peace and harmony in the world today.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785920899

1785920898

9781784503543

1784503541