The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2013 page)
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Rnying-ma-pa:
R
ba Zen
.
ba Zen.
‘Grandmother Zen’, so-called because it adopts a gentle method of training. This arises from the character of either the pupil or teacher or both.
Robinson, John A. T.
(1919–83).
Anglican theologian. Formerly a New Testament scholar at Cambridge, it was as bishop of Woolwich in SE London (1959–69) that he became a public figure. His book
Honest to God
(1963), which admitted difficulties in traditional understandings of God and prayer, sold 3½ million copies, but also brought accusations of
heresy
and atheism. His scholarly work was also controversial, particularly that which defended the earliness (pre-66 CE) date of the New Testament documents, particularly the gospel of John.
Anglican theologian. Formerly a New Testament scholar at Cambridge, it was as bishop of Woolwich in SE London (1959–69) that he became a public figure. His book
Honest to God
(1963), which admitted difficulties in traditional understandings of God and prayer, sold 3½ million copies, but also brought accusations of
heresy
and atheism. His scholarly work was also controversial, particularly that which defended the earliness (pre-66 CE) date of the New Testament documents, particularly the gospel of John.
Rock garden:
Rogation days
.
.
In W. churches, days of prayer and fasting in the early summer, associated with
intercession
(Lat.,
rogare
, ‘ask’), especially for the harvest.
intercession
(Lat.,
rogare
, ‘ask’), especially for the harvest.
Roger (Schutz), Brother
(founder of Christian community):
(founder of Christian community):
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