The Christ-Awakened Life

Meditation Beyond Boundaries

Chris Kang

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
27 January 2023

Ecumenism; Christian spirituality & religious experience; Christian life & practice; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works

This book discusses meditation practice as a disciple of Christ through the lenses and inflexions of Asian spiritual traditions. Inspired by the author's more than four decades of Buddhist spiritual formation and a transformative faith encounter with Jesus Christ during a sabbatical retreat, this book explores experiential, spiritual, and theological dimensions of contemplative practice for a Spirit-illumined, Spirit-transformed life towards spiritual maturity and Christlikeness. It is a book that cuts across religious boundaries while honoring the essence of tradition by foregrounding the praxis of contemplative spirituality. Part spiritual autobiography, part theological reflection, and part meditation instruction manual, this book invites Buddhist and Christian practitioners as well as meditators of diverse traditions to engage with the spirit and content of this book in a journey of gospel-shaped contemplative and interspiritual adventure.

By: Chris Kang
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781666759167
ISBN 10: 1666759163
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 27 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Kang is an independent scholar of studies in religion and a teacher of meditation and contemplative practice at Awarezen. He holds a PhD in Religious Studies from The University of Queensland and taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Buddhism and Hinduism in Australia. He is author of The Tantra of Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar: Critical and Dialogical Perspectives (2017) and coeditor of The Meditative Way: Readings in the Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation (1997).

Reviews for The Christ-Awakened Life: Meditation Beyond Boundaries

""After an unexpected but profound encounter with Christ, Chris Kang re-examined his in-depth experience of Buddhist meditation. Kang names his former understanding the 'Asian Road' and helps the reader comprehend the 'Asian' way, as well as that of following Christ the contemplative. In this book, Kang brings together his unique perspectives, draws on these different strands, and culminates in a number of meditation practices for both the beginner and those who are more experienced."" --Irene Alexander, adjunct faculty, Asian Theological Seminary