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Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths

Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths

by Shirley du Boulay
Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths

Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths

by Shirley du Boulay

Overview

Considered by many to be one of the great religious figures of the twentieth century and at the forefront of East-West dialogue, Bede Griffiths will gain even more recognition with this definitive biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781903816165
Publisher: Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date: 03/15/2004
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 308
Product dimensions: 5.84(w) x 8.34(h) x 0.89(d)

Table of Contents

Illustrationsix
Acknowledgmentsxi
Prologue1
1An Edwardian Childhood, 1906-243
2Athletes and Aesthetes, Oxford 1925-2917
3'Like a Man Climbing a Mountain', July 1929-April 193030
4Eastington, 193041
5Dark Night, 1931-3255
6Love at First Sight, Prinknash 1933-4767
7Shattered Dreams, Farnborough 1947-5184
8Pluscarden, 1951-5596
9Discovering India, 1955-56107
10A Monastic Experiment, Kurisumala 1956-63120
11The Other Half of the World, 1963-68134
12Lonely Years, Shantivanam 1968-75146
13International Guru160
14The Marriage of Opposites176
15Unity in Diversity, the 1980s189
16Controversy203
17Friendship217
18Breakthrough to the Feminine227
19'You Cannot Put a Prophet in a Cage'239
20Death256
Epilogue265
Notes270
Select Bibliography289
Glossary291
The Bede Griffiths Trust293
Permissions295
Index297
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