Zen Among the Magnolias explores the integration of some of the practices of Zen and of Christianity. Benjamin Lee Wren discusses the possibilities as people from different backgrounds seek a deeper meaning for their lives, without destroying their heritage, through experiences such as zazen, tai chi, ikebana, folk dancing, and the celebration of the liturgy. He focuses on living in the present rather than in the past or the future. Wren explains a merging of asceticism and aesthetics which leads to a philosophy and theology that appreciates less as more, asymmetry, simplicity, tranquillity,...
Zen Among the Magnolias explores the integration of some of the practices of Zen and of Christianity. Benjamin Lee Wren discusses the possibilities as...
The scholarship of this book is based upon the personal experience of author Benjamin Lee Wren, who taught World Civilization for six years at the high school level and 35 years at the university level. The book stresses world civilization should be taught at all levels of academia because, due to the innovations of the last hundred years, the world has evolved into a 'global village'.
The scholarship of this book is based upon the personal experience of author Benjamin Lee Wren, who taught World Civilization for six years at the hig...
