The Spirit Lives: A Personal Journey from Loss to Understanding through Religious Experience

Author: David Howe Turner
ISBN: 9780820457611
Binding: Paperback
Year: 2002
Pages: 244
Size: 15 x 23 cm Weight: 340 grams Price: INR 960.00



The Spirit Lives: A Personal Journey from Loss to Understanding through Religious Experience

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The Spirit Lives: A Personal Journey from Loss to Understanding through Religious Experience
About the Book
The Spirit Lives recounts the author’s struggle with the death of his young son and his subsequent journeying in search of stability and meaning. During his encounters with Christian monasticism, Balinese Hinduism, a variety of traditions in north India, Japanese Zen Buddhism, and Native Canadian religion, he experiences firsthand what Aboriginal people in Australia had been trying to teach him for more than a generation: The spirit lives. It sustains us. It moves us to our finest moments.
About the Author
John M. Thompson

John M. Thompson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Christopher Newport University, where he teaches courses in philosophy, religious studies, Asian studies, and the honors program. He earned his BA in philosophy at William and Mary, his Master’s of Theological Studies at Boston University, and did his doctoral work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, in the cultural and historical study of religion. He is the author of two books as well as numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, and book reviews. Although his primary areas of expertise are Buddhism and East Asian traditions, Thompson has a strong background in Western philosophy and Christian theology. He is keenly interested in the intersection of religion, politics, and violence through history and in cross-cultural interactions both past and present.
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