The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions

Brother Wayne Teasdale is a lay monk who combines the traditions of Christianity and Hinduism in the way of Christian sannyasa. An activist and teacher in building common ground between religions, Teasdale serves on the board of trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions. He is a member of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue and helped draft their Universal Declaration on Nonviolence. He is an adjunct professor at DePaul University, Columbia College, and the Catholic Theological Union, and coordinator of the Bede Griffiths International Trust. He is co-editor of The Community of Religions, with George Cairns, and the author of two books and dozens of articles on mysticism and religion. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from St. Joseph College and a Ph.D. in theology from Fordham University. He lives at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.Wayne Teasdale is the author of 'The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions', published 2001 under ISBN 9781577311409 and ISBN 157731140X.