East-West Religious Dialogue

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Organizations and sites

75 Books for Buddhist-Christian Dialogue from A Contemplative Faith

  • A. William McVey, Existentialism and Christian Zen: An EastWest Way to Christ/
  • Aelred Graham, Zen Catholicism: A Suggestion
  • Aelred Graham, Conversations: Christian and Buddhist
  • B. Alan Wallace, Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism and Christianity
  • Bonnie Bowman Thurston, ed., Merton & Buddhism: Wisdom, Emptiness & Everyday Mind
  • Brian J. Pearce, OP, We Walk the Path Together: Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh & Meister Eckhart
  • Carrin Dunne, Buddha and Jesus: Conversations
  • D. T. Suzuki, Mysticism: Buddhist and Christian: The Eastern and Western Way
  • Denise Lardner Carmody and John Tully Carmody, Serene Compassion: A Christian Appreciation of Buddhist Holiness
  • Donald W. Mitchell, Spirituality and Emptiness: The Dynamics of Spiritual Life in Buddhism and Christianity
  • Donald W. Mitchell and James A. Wiseman, eds., Finding Peace in Troubled Times: Buddhist and Christian Monastics on Transforming Suffering
  • Donald W. Mitchell & William Skudlarek, OSB, eds., Green Monasticism: A Buddhist-Catholic Response to an Environmental Calamity
  • Donovan Roebert, The Gospel for Buddhists and the Dharma for Christians
  • Elaine MacInnes, Zen Contemplation for Christians: A Bridge of Living Water
  • Elizabeth West, Happiness Here & Now: The Eightfold Path of Jesus Revisited with Buddhist Insights
  • Gordon Peerman, Blessed Relief: What Christians Can Learn from Buddhists about Suffering
  • His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus
  • His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Spiritual Advice for Buddhists and Christians
  • Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, Living in the New Consciousness
  • Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, The Practice of Zen Meditation
  • J. K. Kadowaki, Zen and the Bible
  • James William Jones, The Mirror of God: Christian Faith as Spiritual Practice, Lessons from Buddhism and Psychotherapy
  • James Wiseman and Donald Mitchell, eds., The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics
  • Janet Conner, The Lotus and the Lilly: Access the Wisdom of Buddha and Jesus to Nourish Your Beautiful, Abundant Life
  • Jean-Yves Leloup, Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic Between Buddhism and Christianity
  • John Cowan, Taking Jesus Seriously: Buddhist Meditation for Christians
  • John P. Keenan, The Gospel of Mark: A Mahayana Reading
  • John P. Keenan, The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology
  • Kakichi Kadowaki, Zen and the Bible
  • Kenneth S. Leong, The Zen Teachings of Jesus
  • Kim Boykin, Zen for Christians: A Beginner’s Guide
  • Kristin Johnson Largen, What Christians Can Learn from Buddhism: Rethinking Salvation
  • Leo D. Lefebure, The Buddha and the Christ: Explorations in Buddhist and Christian Dialogue
  • Marcus Borg, Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings
  • Mary Jo Meadow, Christian Insight Meditation: Following in the Footsteps of John of the Cross
  • Mary Jo Meadow, Gentling the Heart: Buddhist Loving-Kindness Practice for Christians
  • Patricia Hart Clifford, Sitting Still: An Encounter with Christian Zen
  • Patrick Henry, ed., Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict
  • Paul F. Knitter, Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian
  • Paul O. Ingram, Theological Reflection at the Boundaries
  • Paul Mommaers, Mysticism, Buddhist and Christian: Encounters with Jan van Ruusbroec
  • Perry Schmidt-Leukel, ed., Buddhism and Christianity in Dialogue: The Gerald-Weisfeld Lectures 2004
  • Peter Feldmeier, Christianity Looks East: Comparing the Spiritualities of John of the Cross and Buddhaghosa
  • Raimon Panikkar, The Silence of God: The Answer of the Buddha
  • Rita M. Gross and Terry C. Muck, eds., Buddhists Talk about Jesus, Christians Talk About the Buddha
  • Rita M. Gross and Terry C. Muck, eds., Christians Talk About Buddhist Meditation, Buddhists Talk about Christian Prayer
  • Robert Aitken and David Steindl-Rast, The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian
  • Robert Kennedy, Zen Gifts to Christians
  • Robert Kennedy, Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: The Place of Zen in Christian Life
  • Robert Powell, Christian Zen: The Essential Teachings of Jesus Christ
  • Roger Corless, The Vision of Buddhism
  • Roger Corless and Paul F. Knitter, eds., Buddhist Emptiness and Christian Trinity: Essays & Explorations
  • Rose Drew, Buddhist and Christian?: An Exploration of Dual Belonging
  • Ross Thompson, Buddhist Christianity: A Passionate Openness
  • Ross Thompson, Wounded Wisdom: A Buddhist and Christian Response to Evil, Hurt and Harm
  • Ruben L. F. Habito, Healing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World
  • Ruben L. F. Habito, Living Zen, Loving God
  • Seiichi Yagi and Leonard Swidler, A Bridge to Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
  • Susan J. Stabile, Growing in Love and Wisdom: Tibetan Buddhist Sources for Christian Meditation
  • Susan Walker, ed., Speaking of Silence: Christians and Buddhists on the Contemplative Way
  • Thich Nhat Hanh, Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers
  • Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
  • Thich Nhat Hanh and Daniel Berrigan, The Raft is Not the Shore: Conversations Toward a Buddhist-Christian Awareness
  • Thomas Merton, Mystics and Zen Masters
  • Thomas Merton, The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton
  • Thomas Merton, Zen and the Birds of Appetite
  • Thomas Ragland, The Noble Eightfold Path of Christ: Jesus Teaches the Dharma of Buddhism
  • Tilden H. Edwards, Jr., “Criss-Crossing the Christian-Buddhist Bridge” in Tarthang Tulku, ed., Reflections of Mind: Western Psychology Meets Tibetan Buddhism
  • Tom Chetwynd, Zen and the Kingdom of Heaven
  • William Johnston, Christian Zen: A Way of Meditation
  • William Johnston, The Mirror Mind: Zen-Christian Dialog
  • William Johnston, The Still Point: Reflections on Zen and Christian Mysticism
  • William Skudlarek OSB, Demythologizing Celibacy: Practical Wisdom from Buddhist and Christian Monasticism
  • Willigis Jäger, Mysticism for Modern Times
  • Wolfgang Kopp, Free Yourself of Everything: Radical Guidance in the Spirit of Zen and Christian Mysticism

Oxford Bibliographies: Buddhist-Christian Dialogue

  • Cobb, John B., Jr. Beyond Dialogue: Toward a Mutual Transformation of Christianity and Buddhism. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982.
  • Lai, Whalen, and Michael von Brück. Christianity and Buddhism: A Multicultural History of Their Dialogue. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001.

National Catholic

Christianity in the Crucible of East-West Dialogue Bibliography

  • Abhishiktananda. (Henri Le Saux). 1986. La montée au fond du coeur. Le journal intime du moine chrétien-sannyasi hindou. Paris, France: O.E.I.L. English translation: (1998). Ascent to the Depth of the Heart. The Spiritual Diary (1948-1973) of Swami Abhishiktananda (Dom H. Le Saux). I.S.P.C.K.
  • Aitken, Robert and David Steindl-Rast. (1994) The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian. Ligouri , MO: Triumph Books.
  • al-Attas, Syed Muhammad Naquib. (1995) Prolegomena to the Metaphysics of Islam. Kuala Lumpur: International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC).
  • Amaladoss, Michael. (1990) Making All Things New: Dialogue, Pluralism, and Evangelization in Asia. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • AMA Samy, Gen-Un-Ken. Why did Bodhidharma Come to the West? On the Transmission of Zen to the West. Bodhi Zendo, Kodaikanal, India. (unpublished manuscript in English)
  • Arraj, James. (1986) St. John of the Cross and Dr. C.G. Jung. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Books.
  • _____ (1988) The Inner Nature of Faith. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Books.
  • _____ (1993) Mysticism, Metaphysics and Maritain. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Books.
  • _____ (1994) Mind Aflame. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Books.
  • _____ (1996) The Mystery of Matter. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Books.
  • Balasuriya, Tissa, OMI. (1997) Mary and Human Liberation: The Story and the Text. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International.
  • Bäumer, Bettina. (1991) “A Journey with the Unknown” in Spirituality in Interfaith Dialogue, edited by Tosh Arai, and Wesley Ariarajah. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • _____ (May, 2000) “Abhishiktananda and the Challenge of Hindu-Christian Experience.” MID Bulletin, Issue #64, p. 34-41.
  • Blackstone, Judith. (1997) The Enlightenment Process: How It Deepens Your Experience of Self, Body and Community. Rockport, MA: Element.
  • Buddhist-Christian Dialogue in Action: Boston 1992: Video. (1992) Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Buddhist-Christian Dialogue in Action: Chicago 1996: Video. (1997) Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Buddhist-Christian Dialogue in Action: Tacoma 2000: Video. (2000) Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Burrell, David B. “Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and Mulla Sadra Shirazi (980/1572-1050/1640) and The Primacy of Esse/Wujud in Philosophical Theology.” http://www.mullasadra.org/papers/david_b_burrell.htm.
  • Carey, Patrick W. and Earl C. Muller, S.J., editors. (1997) Theological Education in the Catholic Tradition: Contemporary Challenges. New York: A Crossroad Herder Book.
  • Ciolek, T. Matthew. Web pages on the Sanbokyodan School at http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/ZenPages/HaradaYasutani.html
  • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. (2000) Declaration “Dominus Iesus” on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church.
  • _____ (2001) “Notification relative to the book of Jacques Dupuis, Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism.
  • Corbin, Henry. (1981) La Philosophie Iranienne Islamique aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles. Paris, France: Éditions Buchet/Chastel.
  • Corless, Roger. (July 27 – August 3, 1996) “Dual Practice with Form and Without Form: The Doctrinal Consequences.” Talk given at the Fifth International Buddhist-Christian Conference at De Paul University, Chicago.
  • _____ (1996) Profiles in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Roger Corless: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Coward, Harold, editor. (1989) Hindu-Christian Dialogue: Perspectives and Encounters. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
  • Dalai Lama. (1962) My Land, My People. London: Weidenfels and Nicolson.
  • Dark Zen and The Zennists. (1994-1998) “Sanbo Kyodan Zen: The heritage of Western Zen” at http://www.darkzen.com
  • D’Costa, Gavin, Editor. (1990) Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: The Myth of a Pluralistic Theology of Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • De Mello, Anthony, S.J. (1978) Sadhana: A Way to God: Christian Exercises in Eastern Form. St. Louis, MO: The Institute of Jesuit Sources.
  • Desideri, Ippolito, SJ. (1937) An Account of Tibet: The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, S.J., 1712-1727. London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.
  • Dourley, John. (1984) The Illness That We Are: A Jungian Critique of Christianity. Inner City.
  • _____ (1987) Love, Celibacy, and the Inner Marriage. Inner City.
  • Dumoulin, Heinrich. (1963) A History of Zen Buddhism. Boston: Beacon Press.
  • _____ (1979) Zen Enlightenment: Origins and Meaning. NY and Tokyo: Weatherhill.
  • _____ (1990) Zen Buddhism: A History. Volume 2. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Dupuis, Jacques, S.J. (1997) Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
  • _____ (1991) Jesus Christ at the Encounter of World Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
  • Escalante, Jason. “Islamic Metaphysics and Thomism: A Visit with Jason Escalante” http://www.innerexplorations.com/philtext/islamic.htm
  • Evans-Wentz, W.Y., editor. (1958) Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines. London, Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • _____ (1960) The Tibetan Book of the Dead. London, Oxford, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Faraday, Ann. “Towards a No-Self Psychology.” (this article will appear in Voices on the Threshold of Tomorrow, edited by Georg Feuerstein)
  • Franz, Marie Louise von. (1971) “The Inferior Function” in Lectures on Jung’s Typology. NY: Spring Publications.
  • Fredericks, James L. (1999) Faith among Faiths; Christian Theology and Non-Christian Religions. NY/Mahawah, NJ: Paulist Press.
  • Gardet, Louis and Olivier Lacombe. (1981) L’Experience du soi. Paris: Desclée de Brouwer.
  • Gebara, Ivone. (1999) Longing for Running Water: Ecofeminism and Liberation. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Gilson, Etienne. (1955) History of Christian Philosophy in the Middle Ages. NY: Random House.
  • Give, Bernard de. (1999) “Colloque chrétiens-bouddhistes sur la Non-Dualité” at http://www.scourmont.be/degive/non-dualite.htm
  • Gleason, Philip. (1995) Contending with Modernity: Catholic Higher Education in the Twentieth Century. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Goss, Robert E. (1998) “Catholic and Dge Lugs Pa Scholasticism” in Scholasticism, edited by José Ignacio Cabezón. State University of New York Press.
  • Grant, Sara. (1991) Towards an Alternative Theology: Confessions of a Non-Duality Christian. Bangalore, India: Asian Trading Corporation.
  • Griffiths, Bede. (1992) Exploring the Christian-Hindu Dialogue: Bede Griffiths & Russill Paul: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Grob, James. (1992) Blossoms of Silence: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Guarino, Thomas. (1996) “Postmodernity and Five Fundamental Theological Issues” in Theological Studies No. 57 (1996), pp. 654-689.
  • Habito, Ruben. (1989) Total Liberation: Zen Spirituality and the Social Dimension. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
  • _____ (1990) “In Memoriam: A Tribute to Yamada Koun Roshi” in Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 10, 1990, pp. 231-237.
    • _____ (1993) Healing Breath: Zen Spirituality for a Wounded Earth. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis.
    • _____ (1999) Profiles in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Ruben Habito. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Hackett, David. G. (1996) The Silent Dialogue: Zen Letters to a Trappist Abbot. New York: Continuum.
  • Haight, Roger. (1999) Jesus: Symbol of God. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • Hand, Thomas. (1999) Profiles in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Thomas Hand. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Harding, D.E. (1986) On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious. London: Arkana.
  • Hawk, Patrick, C.Ss.R. (May/June 1989) “The Pathless Path” in The Catholic World, pp. 129-131.
  • Hick, John and Paul F. Knitter, Editors. (1987) The Myth of Christian Uniqueness: Toward a Pluralistic Theology of Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • Izutsu, Toshihiko. (1971) The Concept and Reality of Existence. Tokyo: The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies.
    • _____ (1982) Toward a Philosophy of Zen Buddhism. Boulder, CO: Prajna Press.
    • _____ (1983) Sufism and Taoism: A Comparative Study of Key Philosophical Concepts. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press.
    • _____ (1994) “The Basic Structure of Metaphysical Thinking in Islam” in Creation and the Timeless Order of Things: Essays in Islamic Mystical Philosophy. Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press.
  • Jäger, Willigis. (1987) The Way to Contemplation. NY: Paulist Press.
  • _____ (1994) Contemplation: A Christian Path. Liguori, MO: Triumph Books.
  • _____ (1995) Search for the Meaning of Life: Essays and Reflections on the Mystical Experience. Liguori, MO: Triumph Books.
  • John of the Cross, Saint. (1959) Dark Night of the Soul. Translated by E. Allison Peers. Garden City, NY: Image Books.
  • _____ (1960). Poems. Translated by Roy Campbell. Baltimore, MD: The Penguin Classics.
  • Johnston, William. (1989) “All and Nothing: St. John of the Cross and the Christian-Buddhist Dialogue” in Areopagus Epiphany, pp. 18-24.
  • _____ (1991) Letters to Contemplatives. NY: Orbis Books.
  • _____ (1995) Mystical Theology: The Science of Love. London: HarperCollins Publishers.
  • Jonas, Robert. (1996) Profiles in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Robert Jonas. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Kadowaki, Kakichi, S.J. (Dec. 1966) “Ways of Knowing: A Buddhist-Thomist Dialogue” in International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. VI, No. 4, pp. 574-595.
  • _____ (1980) Zen and the Bible: A Priest’s Experience. London, Boston and Hemley: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
  • Kapleau, Philip. (1965) The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice and Enlightenment. Boston: Beacon Press.
  • Katz, Richard. Education for Transcendence: !Kia-Healing with the Kalahari !Kung. A revision of the chapter appearing in Katz’s Preludes to Growth. Free Press, 1973.
  • Keenan, John. (1989) The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • Kelsang Gyatso, Geshe. (1982) Clear Light of Bliss: A Commentary to the Practice of Mahamudra in Vajrayana Buddhism. London: Tharpa Publications.
  • Kennedy, Robert E. (1995) Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: The Place of Zen in Christian Life. NY: Continuum.
  • _____(2000) Zen Gifts to Christians. NY, London: Continuum.
  • Khenpo Rinpoche, Nyoshul and Lama Surya Das. (1995) Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
  • Knitter, Paul. (1985) No Other Name? A Critical Survey of Christian Attitudes Toward the World Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • _____ (1996) Jesus and the Other Names: Christian Mission and Global Responsibility. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
  • Krishna, Gopi. (1985) Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications.
  • Küng, Hans. (1986) Christianity and the World Religions: Paths of Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. NY, London: Doubleday.
  • _____ (1990) “God’s Self-Renunciation and Buddhist Emptiness” in Buddhist Emptiness and Christian Trinity: Essays and Explorations. Edited by Roger Corless and Paul F. Knitter. NY and Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.
  • Lachs, Stuart. (1994) “Coming Down from the Zen Clouds: A Critique of the Current State of American Zen.” at http://www.human.toyogakuenu.ac.jp/~acmuller/articles/USZEN3.htm
  • Lacombe, Olivier. (1979) Indianité: Etudes historiques et comparatives sur la pensée indienne. Parks: Société d’édition “Les Belles Lettres”.
  • Lassalle, Hugo Enomiya. (1974) Zen Meditation for Christians. LaSalle, IL: Open Court.
  • _____ (1988) Living in the New Consciousness. Boston & Shaftesbury: Shambhala.
  • Lee, Jiuan A. and Thomas G. Hand. (1990) A Taste of Water: Christianity Through Taoist-Buddhist Eyes. NY: Paulist Press.
  • Loy, David. (1988) Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
  • _____ (1990) “The Nonduality of Life and Death,” in Philosophy East and West, 40, No. 2.
  • _____ (1990) “A Zen Cloud? Comparing Zen Koan Practice with The Cloud of Unknowing” in Buddhist-Christian Studies 9, University of Hawaii Press, January 1990.
  • _____ (1992) “Trying to Become Real: A Buddhist Critique of Some Secular Heresies” in Internatioanl Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, December 1992.
  • _____ (1993) “Indra’s Postmodern Net” in Philosophy East and West, vol. 43, no. 3, July, 1993.
  • _____ (1996) Lack and Transcendence: Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press.
    • _____ (1998) David Loy: Zen Philosopher & Social Critic: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
    • _____ (2000) Questions at the Heart of the Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: David Loy and James Arraj: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • MacInnes, Elaine. (1996) Light Sitting in Light: A Christian’s Experience in Zen. Fount, An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers.
  • Maguire, Daniel C. (1993) The Moral Core of Judaism and Christianity: Reclaiming the Revolution. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
  • Maritain, Jacques. (1952) “The Immanent Dialectic of the First Act of Freedom” in The Range of Reason. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons.
  • Matus, Thomas. (1984) Yoga and the Jesus Prayer Tradition: An Experiment in Faith. Paulist Press.
  • Meadow, Mary Jo and Kevin Culligan. (1987) “Congruent Spiritual Paths: Christian Carmelite and Theravadan Buddhist Vipassana” in The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 1987, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 181-196.
  • Merton, Thomas. (1968) Zen and the Birds of Appetite. A New Directions Book.
  • _____ (1983) “The Inner Experience. Notes on Contemplation” in three parts, in Cistercian Studies.
  • _____ (1985) The Hidden Ground of Love. Letters of Thomas Merton. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
  • _____ (1992) The Springs of Contemplation: A Retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani. NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
  • Mitchell, Donald W. (1991) Spirituality and Emptiness: The Dynamics of Spiritual Life in Buddhism and Christianity. NY: Paulist Press.
  • _____ (1996) Profiles in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Don Mitchell: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Mitchell, Donald W. and James A. Wiseman, OSB, editors. (1998) The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics. NY: Continuum.
  • Mommaers, Paul and Jan Van Bragt. (1995) Mysticism Buddhist and Christian: Encounters with Jan van Ruusbroec. NY: Crossroad.
  • Monastic Interreligious Dialogue in North America: An Evaluation by the North American Board for East-West Dialogue: Complete Summary. July 24, 1992.
  • Morewedge, Parviz. (1973) The Metaphysical of Avicenna (ibn Sina). NY: Columbia University Press.
  • Morris, James Winston. (1981) The Wisdom of the Throne: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  • Morwood, Michael. (1998) Tomorrow’s Catholic: Understanding God and Jesus in a New Millennium. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications.
  • _____ (2001) Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith. NY: A Crossroad Book.
  • Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. (1964) Three Muslim Sages: Avicenna – Suhrawardi – Ibn ‘Arabi. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • _____ (1978) Sadr al-Din Shirazi and his Transcendent Theosophy: Background, Life and Work. Tehran, Iran: Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy.
    • _____ (1981) Knowledge and the Sacred. The Gifford Lectures, 1981. NY: Crossroad.
  • _____ (1989) “Existence (wujud) and Quiddity (mahiyyah) in Islamic Philosophy” in International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 29, pp. 409-428.
  • Nasr, Seyyed Hossein and Oliver Leaman, editors. (1996) “History of Islamic Philosophy, Part I ” from Routledge History of World Philosophies, Vol. 1. London and NY: Routledge.
  • Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sri. (1973) I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargaddat Maharaj. Durham, NC: The Acorn Press.
  • Nityananda Giri, Swami. (May, 2000) “Sadguru Sri Gnananda” in MID Bulletin, Issue #64, pp. 28-33.
  • Noonan, John. (1950) “The Existentialism of Etienne Gilson” in New Scholasticism, v. 24, No. 4, Oct. 1950.
  • Norbu, Namkhai. (1992) Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
  • Nugent, Christopher. (May 1993) “Satori in St. John of the Cross” in Bulletin of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.
  • Okumura, Ichiro. (1994) Awakening to Prayer. Washington, DC: ICS Publications.
  • O’Leary, Joseph Stephen. (1985) Questioning Back: The Overcoming of Metaphysics in Christian Tradition. Minneapolis, Chicago, NY: A Seabury Book. Winston Press.
  • _____ (1996) Religious Pluralism and Christian Truth. Edinburgh University Press.
  • _____ Book review of Paul Mommaers and Jan Van Bragt’s Mysticism Buddhist and Christian. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 23/1-2, pp. 200-204.
  • O’Murchu, Diarmuid. (1997) Quantum Theology. NY: Crossroad.
  • Patchett, Joseph. (1991) A Contemplative Journey: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Pelphrey, Brant. (1989) “A Journey Nowhere” (A review of Bernadetts Roberts’ The Experience of No-Self.) in Areopagus Epiphany 1989, p. 42.
  • Pseudo-Dionysius. (1987) New York and Mahwah: Paulist Press.
  • Rabten, Geshé. (1983) Echoes of Voidness. London: Wisdom Pub.
  • _____ (1989) Song of the Profound View. London: Wisdom Pub.
  • Rahman, Fazlur. (1975) The Philosophy of Mulla Sadra. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
  • Rahner, Karl. (1964) The Dynamic Element in the Church. Herder and Herder.
  • _____ (1976) Theological Investigations. Volume XIV: Ecclesiology, Questions in the Church, The Church in the World. NY: The Seabury Press.
  • _____ (1986) Karl Rahner in Dialogue. NY: Crossroad.
  • _____ (1989 ) Faith in a Wintry Season. NY: Crossroad.
  • Ralston, Helen. (1987) “Christian Ashrams: A New Religious Movement in Contemporary India” in Studies in Religion and Society, Vol. 20. Lewiston/Queenston: The Edwin Mellen Press.
  • Reynolds, John Myrdhin, translator with introduction and notes. (1989) Self-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness: Being an Introduction to the Nature of One’s Own Mind and … Station Hill Press.
  • _____ (1996) The Golden Letters: The Three Statements of Garab Dorje, the first teacher of Dzogchen… Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
  • Roberts, Bernadette. (1982) The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey. Sunspot, NM: Iroquois House.
  • Ryan, Thomas. (2001) Prayer of Heart & Body: Meditation and Yoga as Christian Spiritual Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press.
  • Sabzavari, Mulla Haji. (1977) Mohaghegh, Mehdi and Toshihijo Izutsu, translators. The Metaphysics of Sabzavari. Delmar, NY: Caravan Books.
  • Sadra Shirazi, Molla. Ed. Henry Corbin. (1964) Le Livre des Pénétrations métaphysiques. Teheran: Departement d’Iranologie de l’Institut Franco-Iranien and Paris: Librairie d’Amerique et d’Orient Adrien-Maisonneuve.
  • St. Romain, Philip. (1991) Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality. NY: Crossroad.
  • _____ (1991) Christian Prayer & Kundalini: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • _____ (1991) Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality: Video. Chiloquin, OR: Inner Growth Videos.
  • Schoof, Mark, OP. (1970) A Survey of Catholic Theology (1800-1970). New York, NY: Paulist Newman Press.
  • Schuon, Frithjof. (1948/1975) The Transcendent Unity of Religions. NY: Harper Torchbooks.
  • Segal, Suzanne. (1996) Collision with the Infinite: A Life Beyond the Personal Self. San Diego, CA: Blue Dove Press.
  • Sharif, M. M. (1966) A History of Muslim Philosophy, Vol. Two. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.
  • Shark, Robert H. (1995) “Sanbokyodan: Zen and the Way of the New Religions” in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 22/3-4, pp. 417-458.
  • Siddheswarananda, Swami. (1998) Hindu Thought & Carmelite Mysticism. Translated by William Buchanan. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.
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