Starptautiskā kristīgās meditācijas kopiena: bibliskās paradigmas transformācija (fenomenoloģiskā eksplikācija); The World Community for Christian Meditation: Transformation of Biblical Paradigm (phenomenological explication)

Abstract

In the situation of crisis of contemporary Western spirituality various revitalistic movements emerge inside Roman-Catholic and Protestant Churches. The article is dedicated to such a movement called The World Community for Christian Meditation. The movement has become rather popular all over Europe from the beginnings of 90ies. Christian meditation came to Latvia about four years ago provoking a great resonance in the academic and church circles. Although the founders of the community apply for the return to the sources of Christian comtemplative tradition, they perform a profound transformation of Christian doctrine and practice according to Hindu and Buddhist patterns.