Readers of this blog know that my love and commitment to the Christian contemplative tradition is balanced by a heartfelt desire to learn more about other faiths, particularly the contemplative dimension of other traditions. Naturally, Buddhism, as a school of wisdom with many rich resources in the practice of meditation, is a particularly appealing tradition [...]
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Concerning the Heart, the Breath, and the Stories We Tell: Four Books for the Interfaith Seeker
Here are four books, all recently published, that will nurture you as you deepen your spiritual journey, particularly from an interfaith perspective. Three of these titles are specifically designed to foster, or contribute to, interfaith conversation; the fourth is rooted in one particular tradition (Buddhism) but covers material on a topic (embodied spirituality) that can [...]
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Taste of Faith
This is a wonderful event — so if you’re in the Atlanta area, I encourage you to come out for this one.
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Interfaith 9/11 Memorial Service in Decatur, GA
Several hundred people of various faiths, ethnic backgrounds, and nationalities gathered together at the Decatur Hotel Ballroom in downtown Decatur, GA yesterday evening to commemorate the tragedy of September 11, 2001 — and to celebrate and work toward a brighter future based on cooperation, dialogue, peace and understanding. Sponsored by a consortium of organizations including [...]
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Some New Books to Explore
If this were an ideal world and I had all the time in the universe to do everything I would like, I’d be reading all sorts of books — and writing lengthy reviews of many of them on this blog. But, alas, ours is not an ideal world, and so like everyone else I have [...]
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Catholic Teaching on Inter-Religious Dialogue
The Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks clearly about the need for positive inter-religious encounters. It sees part of the mission of every Christian to include “a respectful dialogue with those who do not … accept the Gospel. Believers can profit from this dialogue by learning to appreciate better ‘those elements of truth and grace [...]
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Of Cats and Interfaith Friendship
My latest post for the Huffington Post is online. Here’s the link to go read it: Curiosity May Be Hard On Cats, But It’s Great For Interfaith Friendships
Read full story · Comments { 0 } · August 4, 2011
Books by Carl McColman
- Communion and the Broken Body
- Of Death, Dementia, and Dear Old Friends
- Wasting Time with God
- Of Atheists and Apophatics…
- Concerning Spiritual Noise, (Lack of) Inner Silence, and Singlemindedness
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Benedictine Spirituality and the Community of Hope
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Does God = Consciousness?
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Carmelite Review reviews “Answering the Contemplative Call”
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Concerning Stillness, Songs, and Soul Friends
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Simplicity and Silence
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Jacob: Not a jam band but since you brought up progressiv...
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jacthehat: I really struggle with the divisions of others, as...
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A Christian: I happened upon this blog post today while doing s...
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theperkster: Church leaders pay a high price for excluding cont...
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Eric Robert Nielsen: Hi Ellen, I think the word intellect is being con...
