Buddhist-Christian studies

Organizations and sites

• The Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies
• Christian-Buddhist Dialogue and Buddhist-Christian Bibliography | The Empty Bell

75 Books for Buddhist-Christian Dialogue from A Contemplative Faith

• A. William McVey, Existentialism and Christian Zen: An East/West 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

• Double belonging: Buddhism and Christian faith | Interview with Thomas C. Fox author of Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian

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.

Sivananda, Swami. Kundalini Yoga. At www.sivanandalshq.org/download/kundalini.htm

Smith, Margaret. (1978) The Way of the Mystics: The Early Christian Mystics and the Rise of the Sufis. NY: Oxford University Press.

Stuart, James. (1995) Swami Abhishiktananda: His life told through his letters. ISPCK.

Sullivan, Francis A. (1992) Salvation Outside the Church?: Tracing the History of the Catholic Response. NY and Mahway, NJ: Paulist Press.

Takahashi, Shinkichi. (1970) Afterimages: Zen Poems. Selected and translated by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto. Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press.

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