Jesuit and Zen Master: A Life of Hugo M.Enomiya-Lassalle
Jesuit and Zen Master: A Life of Hugo M.Enomiya-Lassalle
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JESUIT AND ZEN-MASTER
A Life of Hugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle
Ursula Baatz
Foreword by Jerry Brown
⭐ Advance Praise & Reviews ⭐
“Jesuit and Zen-Master is a marvelous book. Ursula Baatz has invited us into the humble search and patient journey of Fr. Enomiya-Lassalle. On every page she shows us how Zen—mingling with his Ignatian way too—came to rest finally in the graced enlightenment of kenshō, satori. Jerry Brown’s foreword and the closing reflections by Maria Reis-Habito and Ruben Habito beautifully frame an inspiring message meant for readers everywhere.” —Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Parkman Professor of Divinity, Harvard University
“Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle belongs to that extraordinary generation of twentieth-century Catholic religious who labored to understand by experience the meaning of Asian spiritual traditions for Christian mysticism. In Ursula Baatz’s powerful retelling, Fr. Lassalle emerges as one of the greats of this generation, one who shouldered the epochal spiritual and institutional task of establishing Zen as an authentic Christian path, and as a truly enculturated form for the Japanese church.”—Matthew Z. Vale, assistant professor, comparative theology, Boston College
“Ursula Baatz has written a moving account of Enomiya-Lassalle—virtually unknown today but still relevant as a spiritual teacher for our fracturing age. Baatz tells Lassalle’s life story in its human and fascinating detail. She shows how Lassalle saw a new consciousness emerging in the world but how his life focused on individual practice and direct experience of the deep reality that unites all human beings. Nothing could be more timely than this heartfelt account.”—From the foreword by Jerry Brown, former Governor of California
Hugo Lassalle (1898-1990), who later took the name Enomiya-Lassalle, was a German Jesuit stationed in mission to Japan. There he survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and became deeply engaged in the exploration and practice of Zen, which he believed was compatible with Christian faith. He became the pioneer of this dialogue, giving rise to a whole school of Christian-Zen dialogue/practice and, despite many struggles, winning approval from the Vatican.
Ursula Baatz received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Vienna, where she is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Religious Studies. Certified as a Zen teacher. She is also the author of Hugo M. Enomiya-Lassalle. Life Between Worlds.
Cover design: Ponie Sheehan
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