Over the course of its history the Christian monastic tradition
has developed a desert spirituality" of solitude, silence, and
self-knowledge that fosters openness to the divine presence and its
transformative power. Today the divine presence is manifesting
itself anew in the "desert of otherness," that sacred space in
which we encounter the other as one whose difference, even of
religion and spirituality, can enrich us, rather than as one who
must be drawn to and converted to our own "truth." The encounter of
Christians with other believers will increasingly become a place of
hardship and testing that leads to union with the divine. This
"third monastic desert" is, in reality, the nucleus of the Kingdom
that is coming into being, where communication becomes communion.
Such has been the experience of monastic men and women - Buddhists,
Hindus, and Christians - who have engaged in dialogue. Having
discovered an unanticipated bond between dialogue and silence,
openness to the other and interiority, Christian monks invite the
whole Church to join them on this journey into the desert of
otherness.
"Fabrice Blee was born in epernay, France. He is a full
professor on the faculty of theology of Saint Paul University,
Ottawa, where he teaches in the areas of interreligious dialogue
and Christian spirituality. He is also the director of a series on
"Spiritualties in Dialogue" (MediasPaul); a member of the editorial
board of "Dilatato Corde, " the online journal of Monastic
Interreligious Dialogue; and an advisor to the board of directors
of the North American commission of Monastic Interreligious
Dialogue.""
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