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ROBERT KENNEDY. Continuum, $18.95 (144p) ISBN 0-8264-1282-3 (Zen Buddhism, Christianity/Interfaith Dialogue)
Kennedy is a Jesuit who teaches theology at St. Peter's College, a psychotherapist in private practice and a Zen teacher who believes that Zen Buddhism has much to complement Christianity. In this book--directed primarily toward Christians who already practice Zen or those who are curious about doing so--Kennedy draws on the symbolism of 10 12th-century Chinese depictions of ox herding to demonstrate the quest for one's true nature. (The ox represents a person's true self, while the ox herder is the one seeking that self; the 10 pictures symbolize 10 stages of …