Christian Zen

by William Johnston

Book Overview

Christian Zen is a ground breaking book for all Christians seeking to deepen and broaden their inner lives. Providing concrete guidelines for a way of Christian meditation that incorporates Eastern insights, it is a helpful book that can open new spiritual vistas and reveal profound, often undreamed-of dimensions of the Christian faith.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060641983
• ISBN13: 9780060641986
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Re-discover your faith and yourself.

"Christian Zen" could also be called "Christian Meditation". It is not so much about Buddism but about how Buddists use Zen to find the path to truth. This books is good for those Christians trying to feel comfortable with themslves, with Christianity, and with Zen. It does not try to homoginize these entities but finds commonalities that show us how to walk a path to the centeral truth of our lives. Christians believe that Our Lord God is the Truth and the Light. Don't fear that this book will convert you from Christianity. It is just a vehicle to rediscover yourself and your faith.

A good place to start, and come back to

Christian Zen is a good place to start for someone who is interested in Christian applications of Zen, but doesn't want to spend years researching it. It also has a lot of insights that are not apparent on a first read that make the book worth coming back to over and over again.If you're JUST looking for info on Zen, don't bother with this book,(it's about Christian applications of Zen). Try 3 Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau instead.