Monastic Quest and Interreligious Dialogue

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This work is a fascinating analysis of a timeless and timely topic. It treats of the monastic fact both phenomenologically and philosophically, reflecting on the contemporary role of monasticism in the acute issue of dialogue among major religions, especially between Buddhism and Christianity. Hardy's approach is refreshingly open to the challenge of religious pluralism; at the same time, it is conscientiously honest in stating the limits of dialogical discourse when it comes to religious truth claims. Monastic Quest and Interreligious Dialogue is at once thought provoking, sobering, and inspiring.

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Gilbert G. Hardy

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«(Dr. Hardy) has given a careful description of monastic life in the West and in Buddhism, and done so with a knowledge and sensitivity that is truly rare. Moreover, he uses primary documents and describes directly and with...a carefully non-technical prose throughout.» (David Burrell, University of Notre Dame)
«Father Gilbert Hardy has undertaken the formidable task of comparing monastic figures stemmed from traditions as remote from one another as the Benedictine world and the Zen.
And yet, the result is amazing: This encounter discloses features of our own tradition of which we would never have had any idea.» (Father Pierre de Béthune, O.S.B., Chairman of the Benedictine Commission for Interreligious Dialogue)
«'Monastic Quest and Interreligious Dialogue' takes a fresh approach to the subject of monasticsm and dialogue between monastic faith groups.» (Eva Opiela, Texas Catholic)
«Solidly researched in a scholarly way, yet written in a language that is simple and direct in a way that makes it very readable by anyone. ... It is certainly one øof the books! that should be required reading by anyone who is involved in intermonastic dialogue.» (James Conner, American Board for East-West Dialogue, Bulletin)
«Hardy's quest for common ground or the 'coincidentia oppositorum' in the teaching of Benedict and Dogen makes fascinating reading. A by-product of Hardy's comparison of the apparently disparate systems these men set up is that the inner meaning of many features of Benedictine monasticism stands out brightly. The book, therefore, will appeal not only to those interested in the discussions going on among representatives of the major religions of the world but also to anyone who is willing to take an exciting, roundabout trip to a deeper appreciation of the monastic experience of the West.» (Kenneth C. Russell, Eglise et théologie)
«øThis book! gives the finest introduction that this reviewer has ever read to monastic ideals in Christianity and in Buddhism...One feels the hand of a master on every page.» (William R. Burrows, Missiology)

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