This article explores the intersection between Bhumi Devi in Hindu Mythology and the Canticle of Creation of Saint Francis of Assisi. This intersection discovers the concept of the mystical kinship of creation as a foundation of ecospirituality. The exploration which is rooted in two different traditions, Hinduism and Christianity, enlightens interreligious ecological movements that they need not only action but also a spiritual foundation.
This article discusses a concept of nothingness from two perspectives: west and east. The western perspective is represented by Dionysius the Areopagite and Meister Eckhart, and the eastern perspective is represented by Ibn ‘Arabi, Sankara, and Nitisani Keiji. The intersection of these perspectives is a theological quest of nothingness as an interspirituality path for a pluralistic society.
Abstrak Artikel ini mendiskusikan konsep kehampaan (nothingness) dari dua perspektif, yaitu Barat dan Timur. Perspektif Barat diwakili oleh Dionisius Areopagus dan Meister Eckhart, dan perspektif Timur diwakili oleh Sankara, Ibnu ‘Arabi, dan Nitisani Keiji. Perjumpaan keduaperspektif tersebut adalah upaya pencarian teologis tentang kehampaan (nothingness) sebagai jalan interspiritualitas bagi masyarakat plural.
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