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Beyond the darkness :a biography of Bede Griffiths

by Shirley Du Boulay

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Even though the English Benedictine monk Bede Griffiths was well known during his lifetime (1906-1993) for his efforts to harmonize the spiritual practices of East and of the West, the full range of his influence is only just becoming widely appreciated. Now, from respected journalist and biographer Shirley du Boulay, comes the first major biography of Griffiths's life, Beyond the Darkness.

Du Boulay shows the transformation of Griffiths from an idealistic, highly intelligent, serious, and sometimes irritable schoolboy into a man of profound wisdom who emanated unconditional love and who was often revered as a holy man and a living saint. During his life of intellectual and spiritual discovery, he became an associate of the Inklings, a close friend of C.S. Lewis, and eventually a leader of an ashram in India. His long and eventful journey was often filled with controversy, pain, and anguish. Yet, Griffiths attained a spiritual wholeness granted to few, enabling him to express in simple and direct terms the underlying unity of religions.

In Beyond the Darkness, readers experience a life as exciting as space travel and as passionate as a great romance. They will realize for themselves the culmination of Griffiths's knowledge: Beyond the opposites, beyond the darkness, is "that Great Person, of the brightness of the sun."

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-290) and index.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780385489461
Subtitle:
A Biography of Bede Griffiths
Author:
Du Boulay, Shirley
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Historical - British
Subject:
Clergy
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
c1998
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
308 p.
Dimensions:
9.58x6.45x1.13 in. 1.31 lbs.

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