Beside Still Waters
Jews, Christians, and the Way of the Buddha
A compelling question for people of faith today is how to remain committed to one's own religious tradition while being open to the beauty and truth of other religions. For example, some fear that Buddhism is a threat to Western faith traditions and express grave doubts about interreligious and cross-cultural encounters. Yet, many who have actually broadened their experience profess to have developed a deeper understanding of and a deeper commitment to their tradition of origin. This is what makes Beside Still Waters: Jews, Christians, and the Way of the Buddha such a new and meaningful contribution. Rather than offering research or lectures…
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Weitere Autoren: John, Keenan P. (Hrsg.) / Klepinger Keenan, Linda (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-86171-903-7
- EAN: 9780861719037
- Produktnummer: 19833276
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 851 KB
Über den Autor
Harold Kasimov is the George Drake Professor of Religious Studies at Grinnell College in Iowa. He has lived in Thailand and Japan and has been involved in Jewish-Buddhist dialogue since the 1960s. His most recent books are No Religion Is an Island: Abraham Joshua Heschel and Interreligious Dialogue, both coedited with Byron Sherwin. John P. Keenan is professor of Religion at Middlebury College and vicar of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Scarborough, Maine. He has published translations and studies in Yogacara Buddhism, and has employed Mahayana Buddhist philosophy in works including The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology and The Letter of James: Everyday Practice for Everyday Christians. Linda K. Keenan has lived in Japan for several years and taught Japanese language and literature at Middlebury College. She translated Buddhologist Minoru Kiyota's autobiography, Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei, and contributed En the Ascetic to Religions of Japan in Practice.
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