Zen leben - Christ sein

What gives us support in times that seem to be falling apart? How do we emerge from a Christianity frozen in lethargy? Karlheinz Bartel attempts to bridge Zen Buddhism and Christianity in order to find a contemporary spirituality. God is dead. Or: God lives in everything that exists. Where do we stand? In this dramatic tension, Karlheinz Bartel leads us to a new, unexpected experience of being Christian. In the search for the causes of rigid dogmatic teachings and in grappling with the emptied sense of responsibility for the survival of our planet, the author dares to take an outsider's perspective on the Christian-Western world. Unbiased and courageous, he engages deeply with traditional church dogmatics through his profound encounter with Zen Buddhism. He discovers that the essence of Christian life is not dogmatic teaching, but a life lived vibrantly. For if we read the times correctly, we find ourselves once again at the beginning of a radical revolution in the project of modernity, transitioning from duality to unity, from separation to wholeness, from alienation to the homeland of a new, deeper consciousness. Thus, we are also at the beginning of a radical realignment of Christianity, to which the dialogue with living Buddhism can contribute significantly. Karlheinz Bartel outlines ways to experience deep spiritual encounters in the church, in the community, in everyday life, and even in solitude. In unexpectedly new ways, the divine becomes palpably alive.