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'Johnston, William, Fr., S.J., 1925-2010'

Fr. William Johnston; Johnston, William, 1925-


Fr. William Johnston is an Irish Jesuit and scholar in the realm of mysticism and the East-West dialog. Since 1951, he has lived in Japan and was a professor at Sophia University in Tokyo while writing to Merton. Since 1967, he has written a number of books on mysticism and the Christian encounter with Zen.


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1. Crossreference ; See:  Zen and Christian mysticism, by William Johnston, S. J. -->
2. Crossreference ; See:  Mysticism of The cloud of unknowing, The : a modern interpretation; by William Johnston, S. J. Foreword. -->

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