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Examines the relations between Buddhism and Christianity in the context of our emerging world civilization. It illuminates the way Theravada Buddhism does not fit relevant theories about religion and does not match Christian (or Muslim or Jewish or Hindu) belief in God.
Sommario
Diverse worldviews in today's world; contrasts and comparisons between Buddhism and Christianity; Buddhism in the context of Chinese religion and philosophy; meditation in the two traditions- Nirvana versus God; Hua-yen, Buddhism and modern Japanese thought; new Christian interpretations - science, liberalism and religion; continuities and discontinuities between Mao Zedong thought and the traditional religions of China; Buddhism, Christianity - complementarity?; Buddhism, Christianity and other religions; towards a higher-order agreement on worldviews - the coming victory of pluralism. Appendix: the Western meaning of Eastern philosophies.
Riassunto
Examines the relations between Buddhism and Christianity in the context of our emerging world civilization. It illuminates the way Theravada Buddhism does not fit relevant theories about religion and does not match Christian (or Muslim or Jewish or Hindu) belief in God.
