Vedanta and Christian Faith (The Basket of Tolerance Series) [Paperback]

Bede Griffiths (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Dawn Horse Pr; 2 Sub edition (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918801249
• ISBN-13: 978-0918801241
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,235,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life-Changing, September 11, 2005

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Rebecca Hartong (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vedanta and Christian Faith (The Basket of Tolerance Series) (Paperback)

I read this book when I was a 19-year-old college student, completely fed up with a Christianity that I thought had absolutely nothing to say to me. Through Bede Griffiths I learned that there is an intellectually complete mystical tradition within Christianity and that, far from being dead or unimportant, it remains vibrant.

Bede Griffiths was a Catholic Benedictine monk who lived in India for many years and had a lot of time to think about the ways in which Vedanta (an orthodox Hindu philosophy) and the teachings of the Christian (Catholic) church's more mystical early fathers intersect.

This book taught me that it wasn't necessary to quit Christianity in order to find a spiritual home where my own abstract, mystical beliefs could be acceptable. This book ultimately inspired me to convert to Catholicism.

It's a short book -- but profound. Be prepared to spend many hours reading a few sentences at a time and then thinking about them.

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This review is from: Vedanta and Christian Faith (The Basket of Tolerance Series) (Paperback)

muito bom o livro de Padre Bede Griffiths, chegou em bom estado um bom trabalho, estou lendo ele ainda é um bom livro que fala da espiritualidade vedanta e cristianismo. os livros de Bede Griffiths são para mim os melhores no campo do diálogo inter-religioso e da espiritualidade mundial

obrigado
Marcos