Finding Our Way: Thomas Merton, John Wu and the Christian Dialogue with Early China

The article discusses epistolary dialectics between author Thomas Merton and writer John Wu on the Christian with early China. Topics discussed include emergence of Christianity distant from other cultures, intersection between how Chinese Taoists and Christian monastics viewed the spiritual connota...

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Published in:The Merton annual
Main Author: Clark, Anthony E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AMS Press [2016]
In: The Merton annual
IxTheo Classification:BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
CB Christian life; spirituality
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAA Church history
Further subjects:B Christians
B Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968
B Taoists
B China
B WU, John Ching Hsiung, 1899-1986
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Summary:The article discusses epistolary dialectics between author Thomas Merton and writer John Wu on the Christian with early China. Topics discussed include emergence of Christianity distant from other cultures, intersection between how Chinese Taoists and Christian monastics viewed the spiritual connotations of dying, and private enclosure of the nuns for safety.
ISSN:0894-4857
Contains:Enthalten in: The Merton annual