Abstract (Lang: English):This essay aims to analyze comparatively similarities and differences found in Christian and Zen Buddhist forms of “mysticism.” Drawing on the works of Evelyn Underhill and D. T. Suzuki, it explores how the Christian prayers of Recollection, Quiet, and Contemplation can be paralleled by various aspects of Zen meditation, such as koan and zazen. The main comparative...
Reviewed by: Reforming the Monastery: Protestant Theologies of the Religious Life by Greg Peters, and: Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest: A Crosscultural Anthology ed. by Phyllis Zagano minlib dallh Greg Peters, Reforming the Monastery: Protestant Theologies of the Religious Life. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2014. Pp. 178. $22.00, paper. Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest: A Crosscultural...