Patrick Henry was a professor of religion, specializing in early Christianity, at Swarthmore College for seventeen years. He is now executive director of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John's Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the author of The Ironic Christian's Companion: Finding the Marks of God's Grace in the World, Benedict's Dharma and co-author with Donald Swearer, of For the Sake of the World: The Spirit of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism.
In 1996, the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue brought together 25 Buddhist and 25 Christian monastics "for the purpose of mutual spiritual benefit and communion." Inspired by that engagement, four prominent Buddhist scholars from different traditions penned essays responding to some of the chapters in the Rule of Saint Benedict the sixth-century guide that has defined the structure and organization for much of the Christian monastic community since the ninth century. Henny (The Ironic Christian's Companion, LJ, 12/98) has deftly organized their observations to address general themes such as "Freedom and Forgiveness" and "Discipline and Spontaneity." These thoughtful meditations offer hard-to-find Buddhist perspectives on the similarities and differences evident in the traditions. Recommended for public and academic libraries collecting one step beyond the most popular religious titles. James R. Kuhlman, Univ. of North Carolina Lib., Asheville Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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