Alberto Caccaro, DEAR ONE-AND-ONLY PHENG
Carving out spaces for Christian prayer at a Buddhist funeral for a Cambodian Catholic.

Alberto Caccaro, ONE OR MORE RELIGIONS
An approach to the question of double or multiple religious belonging from the experience of the believer.

 William Skudlarek, IN MEMORIAM: Lucy Brydon OSB

 Pierre-François de Béthune, LA VOIE DE L'AMITIE : Le Père Bernard de Give (1913-2020)
L'amitié était le fondement du dialogue interreligieux pour cet extraordinaire centenaire trappiste qui était aussi philologue et poète.

Pierre-François de Béthune, THE WAY OF FRIENDSHIP: Father Bernard de Give (1913-2020)
Friendship was the foundation of interreligious dialogue for this extraordinary Trappist centenarian who was also a philologist and poet.

2. Reflections / Réflexions  

A LIGHT FOR THE WORLD: Chiara Lubich and Interreligious Dialogue
Video conference commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement.
Italiano     Español     Português     English     Français

Yann Vagneux, THE YOGIN AND THE CHILD
Through a study of the figures of the yogin in Hinduism and of the child in Christianity, new light is shed on the meaning of spiritual achievement in these two traditions.

La réflexion en français
A travers une étude des figures du yogin dans l'hindouisme et de l'enfant en christianisme, l'accomplissement spirituel tel qu'il est proposé dans chacune des deux traditions s'éclaire d'une nouvelle lumière.
Le texte lu par l'auteur peut être entendu sur cette vidéo.

Pierre-François de Béthune, PRIÈRE ET HOSPITALITÉ
Que signifie « prier ensemble ». plutôt que simplement « être ensemble pour prier » ?

Pierre-François de Béthune, PRAYER AND HOSPITALITY
What does it mean to "pray together" rather than simply to "come together to pray"?

 
3. Reports / Comptes-rendus

Griselda Cos, CRÓNICA DE LA REUNIÓN DEL GRUPO CONTEMPLATIVO INTERRELIGIOSO

II. STUDIES / ÉTUDES (Peer-reviewed articles / Articles soumis à un examen)

Matteo Nicolini-Zani, “TO LEARN IN DEPTH FROM A HINDU OR BUDDHIST EXPERIENCE” Thomas Merton’s Spiritual Journey in Dialogue with Eastern Spiritualities
Merton’s spiritual journey suggests that the transforming fruitfulness of the encounter between the experience of Christian faith and Eastern spiritual experiences does not lie in the enjoyment or pursuit of a convergence between similar or parallel mystical experiences, but rather in the dialogic tension between irreducibly different experiences.

Fabrice Blée, LA PRATIQUE DU MANTRA DANS LA MÉDITATION SELON JOHN MAIN : Résurgence d’un discours apologétique entre origine chrétienne et influence hindoue English translation to follow
Si la pratique de la méditation développée par John Main est certainement influencée par l'enseignement de son maître hindou, elle est néanmoins fidèle à l'esprit de la prière chrétienne et témoigne d'une nouvelle cohérence à la fois fidèle à sa tradition et redevable à un autre courant spirituel.

Fabrice Blée,THE USE OF THE MANTRA IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION DEVELOPED BY JOHN MAIN: Resurgence of an Apologetic Exchange about its Christian Origin and Hindu Influence
The practice of meditation developed by John Main is certainly influenced by the teaching of his Hindu master. Nevertheless it is faithful to the spirit of Christian prayer and testifies to a new coherence, one that is in keeping with its own tradition while being indebted to another spiritual practice.

III. RESOURCES / RESSOURCES

1. Book reviews / Recensions

Giulio Osto, La testimonianza del dialogo. Piero Rossano tra Bibbia, religioni e cultura
Reviewed by Roberto Catalano (in English)

Ellen Birx, Embracing the Inconceivable: Interspiritual Practice of Zen and Christianity
Reviewed by William Skudlarek

Douglas Duckworth, Abrahama Vélez de Cea & Elizabeth J. Harris, eds., Buddhist Response to Religious Diversity: Theravāda and Tibetan Perspectives
Reviewed by Ajahn Punnadhammo

2. Notice of recent and forthcoming books / Avis de livres récents et à venir

Indunil J. Kodithuwakku K., BUILDING A CULTURE OF COMPASSION: Essays Celebrating 25 Years of the Vesak Message to Buddhists

Moines de Tibhirine, Heureux ceux qui se donnent: la vie donnée plus forte que la mort !
 « Les écrits de Tibhirine » Vol. II

Anton Wessels, The Grand Finale : the Apocalypse in the Tanakh, the Gospel and the Qur’an  

World Council of Churches & Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, SERVING A WOUNDED WORLD IN INTERRELIGIOUS SOLIDARITY
A Christian Call to Reflection and Action During COVID-19 and Beyond

  Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue MESSAGE TO THE HINDUS ON THE FEAST OF DEEPAVALI 2020 (6 November 2020)
[English, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

4. Announcements / Annonces

GRANTS FOR THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM

ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF BUDDHIST-CHRISTIAN STUDIES
The conference will take place online on December 1 and 2.  The announcement page and link to register may be found here.