Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's JourneyHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 - 324 pages In his resonant account of a spiritual quest, Fenton Johnson examines what it means for a skeptic to have and to keep faith. Exploring Western and Eastern monastic traditions, Johnson lives as a member of the community at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky and at the branches of the San Francisco Zen Center. Ultimately his encounter with Buddhism brings him to a new understanding and embrace of Christianity. Weaving together meditations on Johnson's spiritual journey with history and insights from modern monks, Keeping Faith offers a blueprint for a new way of practicing faith. |
Contents
In Search of the Unfound | 3 |
The Gethsemani Encounter | 8 |
Crossing the River | 26 |
Origins of the Contemplative Life in the West | 41 |
A Profound Silence | 59 |
A Gethsemani Retreat | 63 |
WaySeeking Mind | 84 |
Antony Athanasius and the Rise to Power of Western Christianity | 107 |
PART | 165 |
Solitude | 167 |
Desire | 170 |
Union | 183 |
Grace or Will? | 207 |
Cultivating the Heart | 223 |
Beyond Belief | 243 |
18 | 250 |
God Alone | 120 |
Being in Doing | 140 |
The Coupling of Jewish Ritual and Greek Philosophy | 156 |
Acknowledgments | 311 |
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Other editions - View all
Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey Among Christian and Buddhist Monks Fenton Johnson Limited preview - 2012 |
Keeping Faith: A Skeptic's Journey Among Christian and Buddhist Monks Fenton Johnson No preview available - 2012 |
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