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catalog abstract ""Keeping Faith explores the depths of what it means for a skeptic to have and to keep faith. Johnson grew up with the Trappist monks but rejected institutionalized religion as an adult. While living as a member of the Gethsemani community and the Zen Center, however, he learned to practice Christian rituals with a new discipline and studied Buddhist meditation, which brought him a new understanding of the deep relationship between sexuality and faith, body and spirit. Changed in profound ways, Johnson ultimately turned back to his childhood faith, now inflected with the accumulated wisdom of his journey. Johnson interweaves memoir, the personal and often shocking stories of Buddhist and Christian monks, and a revealing history of the contemplative life in the West. He offers lay Christians an understanding of the origins and history of their contemplative traditions and provides the groundwork needed to challenge orthodox understandings of spirituality. No matter their backgrounds, readers will find Keeping Faith a work of great power and immediacy."--Jacket.".
catalog contributor b12796899.
catalog created "2003.".
catalog date "2003".
catalog date "2003.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
catalog description ""Keeping Faith explores the depths of what it means for a skeptic to have and to keep faith. Johnson grew up with the Trappist monks but rejected institutionalized religion as an adult. While living as a member of the Gethsemani community and the Zen Center, however, he learned to practice Christian rituals with a new discipline and studied Buddhist meditation, which brought him a new understanding of the deep relationship between sexuality and faith, body and spirit. Changed in profound ways, Johnson ultimately turned back to his childhood faith, now inflected with the accumulated wisdom of his journey. Johnson interweaves memoir, the personal and often shocking stories of Buddhist and Christian monks, and a revealing history of the contemplative life in the West. He offers lay Christians an understanding of the origins and history of their contemplative traditions and provides the groundwork needed to challenge orthodox understandings of spirituality. No matter their backgrounds, readers will find Keeping Faith a work of great power and immediacy."--Jacket.".
catalog description "1. In Search of the Unfound 3 -- 2. The Gethsemani Encounter 8 -- 3. Crossing the River 26 -- 4. Origins of the Contemplative Life in the West 41 -- 5. A Profound Silence 59 -- 6. The Most Fearful Place: A Gethsemani Retreat 63 -- 7. Way-Seeking Mind 84 -- 8. Antony, Athanasius, and the Rise to Power of Western Christianity 107 -- 9. God Alone 120 -- 10. Being in Doing 140 -- 11. A Marriage Made in Heaven: The Coupling of Jewish Ritual and Greek Philosophy 156 -- 12. Solitude 167 -- 13. Desire 170 -- 14. Union 183 -- 15. Augustine of Hippo and John Cassian: Grace or Will? 207 -- 16. Cultivating the Heart 223 -- 17. Beyond Belief 243 -- 18. The Rule of Benedict and the Rise of Compassion 250 -- 19. A Member of the Community: Abbey of Gethsemani 265 -- 20. Facing East from California's Shores 285.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-324).".
catalog extent "xii, 324 p. ;".
catalog identifier "0618004424".
catalog issued "2003".
catalog issued "2003.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "Boston : Houghton Mifflin,".
catalog spatial "United States.".
catalog subject "291.4/092 B 21".
catalog subject "BL73.J644 A3 2003".
catalog subject "Johnson, Fenton.".
catalog subject "Spiritual biography United States.".
catalog tableOfContents "1. In Search of the Unfound 3 -- 2. The Gethsemani Encounter 8 -- 3. Crossing the River 26 -- 4. Origins of the Contemplative Life in the West 41 -- 5. A Profound Silence 59 -- 6. The Most Fearful Place: A Gethsemani Retreat 63 -- 7. Way-Seeking Mind 84 -- 8. Antony, Athanasius, and the Rise to Power of Western Christianity 107 -- 9. God Alone 120 -- 10. Being in Doing 140 -- 11. A Marriage Made in Heaven: The Coupling of Jewish Ritual and Greek Philosophy 156 -- 12. Solitude 167 -- 13. Desire 170 -- 14. Union 183 -- 15. Augustine of Hippo and John Cassian: Grace or Will? 207 -- 16. Cultivating the Heart 223 -- 17. Beyond Belief 243 -- 18. The Rule of Benedict and the Rise of Compassion 250 -- 19. A Member of the Community: Abbey of Gethsemani 265 -- 20. Facing East from California's Shores 285.".
catalog title "Keeping faith : a skeptic's journey / Fenton Johnson.".
catalog type "text".