A Zen Unitarian Take on the History of Christianity

A Zen Unitarian Take on the History of Christianity 2023-03-09T11:45:55-08:00

A Zen Unitarian Take on the History of Christianity

Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford provides a romp through the history of Christianity. He is the author of five books on aspects of the Zen tradition. His sixth book, an exploration of the arc of the spiritual life, is due from Shambhala Publications early in 2024.

In 2022 James gave lectures exploring the history of the Christian church at the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles.

Here they are:

The First Thousand Years

The Second Thousand Years

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