Existentialism and Christian Zen: An East/West Way to Christ

by A William McVey

Overview

It is a small book written for readers without an in depth background in philosophy, especially existentialism. It is an examinnation of the interface between Christian meditation and Zen Buddhism. It is contextual, and as of yet I have not included the meditation workshop book that I use when I am giving workshops on Christian Zen meditation. Presently, it is really in the format of an in depth essay. The style is siminlar to one of your publications that had led me to your site i.e Emotion and Psyche, Marc Jackson.I have presented this workshop also on college campuses in the midwest, and it was received well. It helps greatly clarify the nature o af promising and practical dialogue between Christian existentialism and the practice of Zen.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780995939
Publisher:	Christian Alternative Books
Publication date:	10/16/2012
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Father McVey is an Episcopal priest, a Rector, who is well known for preaching,a radion program and lectures on Spirituality. BTh. University of Ottawa Canada, Master of Arts, Wifred Laurier University, Wateloo Ont (masters in sociology of religion). Ordained in the 60s as a Roman Catholic priest, and became an Episcopal priest in the 80s. He worked in the private sector for 25 years primarily in market research, and I taugh marketing in the MBA program at Webster University. I went into fulltime parish work ten years ago, and also do workshops on two main topics i.e. leadership and mystical metaphysics.
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Christian Zen, the Existential Center and No-thing 3

1 The Practice of Self Realization 4

2 The Existential Center 7

3 No-thing 10

4 Christian Mysticism 15

5 Via Negativa 21

6 Christian Zen and the Pentecostal Moment 23

Part 2 Zen, the Existential Will and the Soul 27

7 Christian Hope and the Existential Horizon 28

8 Existential Hope, Mood and Will 32

9 Will Energy and Feelings 35

10 Moods, Hybrid Feelings and the Will 37

11 Existential Willingness and Unwillingness 40

12 The Existential Soul 43

13 Zen, the Soul and Willingness 46

14 Zen and the Loyalty of the Soul 49

15 Zen and the Christian Samurai 55

16 Three Pillars of Christian Zen 59

17 The Daily Exercise of Christian Zen 62

Part 3 Christian Zen Meditations and Reflections 69

18 Christian Zen Exercises 70

19 Five Christian Zen Reflections 77

References 94