Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian

Paul F. Knitter (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2013
Oneworld Academic (Verlag)
978-1-85168-963-7 (ISBN)

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A new updated edition of Professor Knitter's honest, unflinching account of re-finding one's faith

Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F. Knitter, overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration. From prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can encourage a more person-centred conception of Christianity where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second.

Moving and revolutionary, this edition comes with a new conclusion – ‘Jesus and Buddha Both Come First!’

‘A compelling example of religious inquiry.’

New York Times

‘One of the finest contemporary books on the encounter between religions in the heart and soul of a single thoughtful person.’

Library Journal

Paul F. Knitter is the Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, World Religions and Culture at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. He was formerly Emeritus Professor of Theology at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a leading advocate of religious pluralism.

Preface: Am I Still a Christian?

1 Nirvana and God the Transcendent Other

2 Nirvana and God the Personal Other

3 Nirvana and God the Mysterious Other

4 Nirvana and Heaven

5 Jesus the Christ and Gautama the Buddha

6 Prayer and Meditation

7 Making Peace and Being Peace

Conclusion: Promiscuity or Hybridity?

Glossary

Sources and Resources

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.1.2013
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	249 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-85168-963-X / 185168963X
ISBN-13	978-1-85168-963-7 / 9781851689637
Zustand	Neuware