Merton Connection, page 6

PAGE ONE
Fall, 2001 Issue:
Spirit & Crisis

EDITOR'S NOTE
When Buddhists
Meet a bin-Laden

BUDDHASCOPE
Spiritual Spuds
& Alien Buddhas

DHARMATALK
On Revulsion
& Anger-Eating

FOUNDOBJECTS
Mohammed Never
Said be a Bomb

GUESTCOLUMN
Mental Muck-ups in
Post-Sept. 11 life

QUOTES
Words to the Wise
From the Wise

POETRY
Poetic Irreverence
from the Kitchen

READING ROOM
Useful Information
and Inspiration.

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HERE IS A LIST OF WORKS cited in the preceding article and helpful websites and resources on Thomas Merton:

WORKS CITED:

Merton, Thomas.

1. (1967) Mystics and Zen Masters. New York: Noonday Press.

2. The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton. New York: New Directions.

3. The Other Side of the Mountain, ed. Patrick Hart, OCSO. New York: HarperSanFrancisco

4. Zen and the Birds of Appetite. New York: New Directions

Steindl-Rast, David:

(1969) “Recollections of Thomas Merton’s Last Days in the
West,” Monastic Studies 7:10.

Suzuki, D. T.:

(1991) Introduction to Zen Buddhism. Grove Press.

SUGGESTED WEBSITES and LINKS

On Dialogue:

Christian – Buddhist Dialogue
Christian – Buddhist Encounter
Words & Silence In Buddhist & Christian Traditions
Interfaith Dialogue: A Buddhist Perspective
Buddhist & Christianity in Dialogue
East – West Contemplative Dialogue
Monastic Interreligious Dialogue
The Dialogue Decalogue
Seven Stages of Deep Dialogue
United Religions Initiative
World Scriptures
Interfaith Calendar

On Merton:

FireWatch
Thomas Merton Foundation
The International Thomas Merton Society
Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain & Ireland
The Zen in Thomas Merton
Merton – L (listserv on Merton and Contemplative Life)

SUGGESTED READINGS:

Aitken, Robert & Steindl-Rast, David. (1994) The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian. Boston: Shambala.

Cobb, John B. & Ives, Christopher, eds. (1990) The Emptying God: A Buddhist –Jewish – Christian Conversation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

Cobb, John B. & Knitter, Paul. (1999) Transforming Christianity and the World: A Way Beyond Absolutism and Relativism. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

Dalai Lama. (1998) The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.

Jones, Charles. (1997) “Reflections on the Buddhist – Christian Dialogue in its Second Decade: Issues in Theory and Practice.” Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Volume 4: 310 – 320.

Keenan, John P. (1996) The Meaning of Christ: A Mahaayaana Theology. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

Kennedy, Robert L. (1996) Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: The Place of Zen in Christian Life. NY: Continuum.

Kung, Hans & Kuschel, Karl-Josef, eds. (1993) A Global Ethic: The Declaration of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. NY: Continuum.

Kung, Hans et al, eds. (1993) Christianity and World Religions: Paths of Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.

Mitchell, Donald & Wiseman, James, eds. (1997) The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics. NY: Continuum.

Thich Nhat Hanh. (1999) Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers. NY: Riverhead Books.

Thich Nhat Hanh. (1997) Living Christ, Living Buddha. NY: Riverhead Books.

Yagi, Seiichi & Swidler, Leonard. (1990) A Bridge to Buddhist – Christian Dialogue. NY: Paulist Press.