Religious Epistemology through Schillebeeckx and Tibetan Buddhism

Reimagining Authority Amidst Modern Uncertainty

Dr Jason M. VonWachenfeldt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2022
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-69935-0 (ISBN)

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This study investigates how a comparison between the Catholic theologian Edward Schillebeeckx's controversial reading of Thomist philosophy and the Tibetan Buddhist Gendun Chopel's challenge to the standard Geluk teaching of Tsongkhapa's Madhyamaka philosophy might assist in rethinking conceptions of religious knowledge. Utilizing a wide variety of methodical approaches to establish an imaginary dialogue between these two thinkers, this comparison remains embodied in the thought and praxis of actual individuals, and yet still firmly embedded within the conversations and trajectories of their broader religious traditions.

Jason VonWachenfeldt is the Chair for the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School, USA.

Introduction
The Problem of Objective “Truth” and the Threat of Relativism for Religious Practitioners in the Modern World

Chapter 1
Comparative Theology, Religious Diversity, and the Question of Ultimate Truth

Chapter 2
The “Bridge Concept” and Its Materials

Chapter 3
The Histories of Individuals, and the Context for Their Ideas

Chapter 4
The Roles of Individual Intellect and the Collective Intelligence of the Community in Knowledge Formation

Chapter 5
The Role of the Historical Founders of Religious Traditions in Shaping and Conveying Religious Knowledge, Meaning, and Truth for Contemporary Believers

Chapter 6
The Role and Authority of Personal Experience in the Apophatic Knowledge of Ultimate Reality

Conclusion
Possible Madhyamaka Implications for Catholic Theology

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.03.2021
Reihe/Serie	T&T Clark Studies in Edward Schillebeeckx
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-567-69935-8 / 0567699358
ISBN-13	978-0-567-69935-0 / 9780567699350
Zustand	Neuware