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John Main has become regarded as a modern spiritual master, whose teaching on contemplative prayer inaugurated a global community and movement. John Main studied Law at Trinity College Dublin (1950-54). After a short career as a diplomat in Malaya, where he discovered meditation as part of the universal wisdom, he taught Law at Trinity from 1956–58. After becoming a Benedictine monk he discovered meditation in his own tradition and dedicated the rest of his life to restoring it to the heart of the Church. Set in the university context that helped form him this conference will seek to explore all aspects of his life and spiritual thinking. John Main’s teaching and practice is rooted in the Christian mystical theology tradition which continues to have great relevance today. The conference will address that tradition and the significance of his insights on contemplation and prayer for today.
Laurence Freeman OSB – “Life, Teaching, and Legacy”
Bernard McGinn – “What is Mysticism and Why is it Important”
Dr. Mary O’Driscoll – “Listening to God’s Cough”
Bernard McGinn – “Contemplative Insights from Early Christianity”
Laurence Freeman OSB – “John Main and Modern Christian Identity”
Bernard McGinn – “Perspectives on the Meaning of Contemplative Prayer from Meister Eckhart and Julian Norwich”
Dr. Mark Dooley – “John Main: Brining it All Back Home”
Dr. Barry White – “Meditation and Health”
Dr. Noel Keating – “Meditation with Children”
Bernard McGinn – “Praying the Our Father with the Mystics”
Q&A with Dr. Barry White and Dr. Noel Keating
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