{"product_id":"2026200016033-secondhand-the-inner-eye-of-love-mysticism-and-religion","title":"The Inner Eye Of Love: Mysticism And Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions stands a work that rewrites the boundaries of religious experience — The Inner Eye of Love: Mysticism and Religion by William Johnston is a profound and authoritative examination of the mystical consciousness that underlies humanity's deepest religious impulses. Johnston, a Jesuit priest and theologian long immersed in the spiritual landscape of Japan, draws on Christian contemplative tradition alongside Zen Buddhism to argue that mysticism is not the fringe of religion but its very heart — a universal human capacity for encountering the divine that transcends doctrinal boundaries.\n\nWith the precision of a scholar and the warmth of a practitioner, Johnston chronicles the stages of mystical awakening, from the first stirrings of contemplative prayer to the transformative union with the Absolute, illustrating how figures as diverse as Meister Eckhart and the Zen masters speak a common interior language. His writing is measured yet luminous, presenting rigorous theological argument without sacrificing the poetry inherent in the subject. The Inner Eye of Love remains a landmark in comparative mysticism, and its central question — whether the silence at the core of all great religions points to a single, ineffable truth — continues to challenge and inspire readers across faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342781259995,"sku":"2026200016033-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8b91524f-f98c-488b-8677-1c07d74e7363.png?v=1790049467","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016033-secondhand-the-inner-eye-of-love-mysticism-and-religion","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}