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The session is devoted to different definitions of mystical prayer, as relevant to different religious traditions. Harvey Egan focuses on the relationship between living faith and its meaning. He considers mysticism and mystical prayer to be inherent parts of a concrete religion. Christian mystical prayer's defining characteristic is its transforming experience of the immediate presence of God. The Buddhist scholar Evgeny Tortchinov agrees with the definition of a ... More>>
Alon Goshen-Gottstein
What is the common voice which religions can bring to the big global concerns? Do the various religions share a core ethic, and if so, how does that relate to their distinctive beliefs, sense of identity and understanding of 'the other'? The Parliament of the World Religions, which met in Melbourne December 2009, provided some interesting windows in to those debates. "Encounter", the highly acclaimed series of Australian ABC Radio National, interviewed Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein... More>>
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