Dharma combat is a practice form unique to Zen in which student and teacher confront each other before a live audience, so to speak. The Zen master takes a seat at the front of the meditation hall and is approached by students, one by one, who challenge the master with questions. The Zen master chal[...]
This book includes essays by a diverse group of scholars and experts. It offers a comprehensive study of Nick Cave's work as a singer-songwriter, poetic novelist and film and theatre performer. It draws on historical, psychological, pedagogical, and generic perspectives. It is a lucid overview that [...]
Using modern forensic techniques, archaeologist Gibson draws information from pottery, coins, bones, and other artifacts found in a cave in the Jerusalem area, offering the first archaeological evidence of the historical reality of the Gospel story of John the Baptist.[...]