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Modern Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Two Universalistic Religions in Transformation
| Author: | Ingram, Paul | |
| Year: | 1987 | |
| Pages: | 448 | |
| ISBN: | 0-88946-490-1 978-0-88946-490-2 | |
| Price: | $259.95 | |
A discussion of contemporary Buddhist-Christian dialogue between process theologians and Pure Land Buddhists, with an analysis of their transformation and theological structures in the "post-Christian" era of religious and secular pluralism.
Reviews
". . . scholars in the field will no doubt be glad to see this new book [by Paul O. Ingram], in which his position is laid out more completely and systematically than would be possible in a conference paper or journal article." _ CHARLES B. JONES in Buddhist-Christian Studies
". . . particularly useful as an introduction to some of the issues at stake in Buddhist-Christian dialogue . . . ." _ Journal of Ecumenical Studies
"As an honest effort at comparison, this work could help thoughtful persons of either faith to a better understanding of their own as well as of the other faith." _ CALVIN H. REBER, JR., in Missiology
". . . draws selected data from the history of religions through the lens of process philosophy (primarily Whitehead and Cobb) in an effort to assist both sides of this dialogue. . . . will be of interest to seminary and graduate collections concerned with religious and philosophical pluralism." _ Choice
"I was sincere when I earlier called the book provocative. The author offers, indeed, much food for thought and I am grateful to him for making me reflect, for instance, on the exact part process theology is playing in the Buddhist-Christian dialogue. . .
"As an honest effort at comparison, this work could help thoughtful persons of either faith to a better understanding of their own as well as of the other faith." _ CALVIN H. REBER, JR., in Missiology
". . . draws selected data from the history of religions through the lens of process philosophy (primarily Whitehead and Cobb) in an effort to assist both sides of this dialogue. . . . will be of interest to seminary and graduate collections concerned with religious and philosophical pluralism." _ Choice
"I was sincere when I earlier called the book provocative. The author offers, indeed, much food for thought and I am grateful to him for making me reflect, for instance, on the exact part process theology is playing in the Buddhist-Christian dialogue. . .
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter One: Dialogue as a Process of Creative Transformation
Chapter Two: The Christian Encounter with Non-Christian Religious Ways
Chapter Three: The Buddhist Encounter with Non-Buddhist Religious Ways
Chapter Four: Buddhist and Christian Experience of Faith
Chapter Five: Faith as Practice: The Buddhist Way
Chapter Six: Faith as Practice: The Christian Way
Chapter Seven: Buddhist and Christian Paradigms of Selfhood
Chapter Eight: The Question of God
Chapter Nine: Buddhist and Christian Universalism
Chapter Ten: Conclusion in Process
Selected Bibliography
Index
Chapter One: Dialogue as a Process of Creative Transformation
Chapter Two: The Christian Encounter with Non-Christian Religious Ways
Chapter Three: The Buddhist Encounter with Non-Buddhist Religious Ways
Chapter Four: Buddhist and Christian Experience of Faith
Chapter Five: Faith as Practice: The Buddhist Way
Chapter Six: Faith as Practice: The Christian Way
Chapter Seven: Buddhist and Christian Paradigms of Selfhood
Chapter Eight: The Question of God
Chapter Nine: Buddhist and Christian Universalism
Chapter Ten: Conclusion in Process
Selected Bibliography
Index