A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Merton's essays and dialogue with D. T. Suzuki explore Zen and Christian mysticism from the standpoint of a Catholic contemplative.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It makes a specific Buddhist–Christian encounter available while keeping each speaker’s standpoint and the difference between practice, doctrine, and evidence visible.
Good starting place if…
You want a historically important and more demanding Christian engagement with Zen.
Know before you begin…
Mid-century language and comparative assumptions require context; similarities between mystical vocabulary do not erase doctrinal differences.