本稿は座談会のかたちで、古代末期のクリスト修道士ジョン・キャッシアンと鎌倉時代の道元禅師の考えをもとにして、宗教的な集中力の大切さまたはその反対である「失心」の体験について論じる。 This Dialogue thinks about how the late antique Christian monk John Cassian and the medieval Zen teacher Dōgen described religious concentration, exploring both why mental focus is so important and what happens when distraction wins the day.
Abstract In this article, I show how a deeper understanding of Lived Theology can enrich discussions about historical dance practices. I elaborate on the teachings of Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE–50) and how his descriptions of dancing indicate that such practices may be understood as worship and contemplation. I further suggest that dancing in Philo’s texts, especially On the Contemplative...
This article draws on research from the major collaborative research project Hearing the Voice, based at Durham University, to reconsider and foreground Margery Kempe's inner voices, and hence, to return to an emphasis on inner, spiritual experience as shaping her Book. The richness of Margery's multi-sensory experience, and the care with which it is depicted, is illuminated by and illuminates...