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Christianity Looks East : Comparing the Spiritualities of John of the Cross and Buddhaghosa.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Mahwah :
Paulist Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter One: Religious Dialogue and the Future of Theology; The New State of Theology; Postmodernity and the Crisis in Catholic Theology; The Critical Move toward the Other; Interreligious Dialogue; Why Dialogue at All?; The Posture for Dialogue; Goals and Possibilities in Dialogue; Last Note: Dialogue and Spiritual Practice; Our Dialogue Partners: John of the Cross and Buddhaghosa; Saint John of the Cross; Buddhism and Buddhaghosa; Notes; Chapter Two: On Being Human: Anthropologies East and West; Who Are We?; The Anthropology of Saint John of the Cross.
- Sensory and Spiritual FacultiesTheological Virtues and Spiritual Faculties; The Anthropology of Buddhaghosa; The Five Aggregates; Dependent-Origination; Karma; Summary; Anthropologies Compared; Convergences; Divergences; Notes; Chapter Three: The Path to Holiness; Where Are We Going?; Saint John's Path to Union with God; The Nights of the Senses; The Nights of the Spirit; Buddhaghosa's Path to Nirvana; Virtue (Sila); Concentration (Samadhi); Understanding (Panna) or Insight (Vipassana); Spiritual Paths Compared; Convergences; Divergences; Notes; Chapter Four: Final Bliss.
- What Are We Striving For?Saint John of the Cross and Union with God; Buddhism and Nirvana; Ultimate Horizons Compared; Convergences: Living in Wisdom and Freedom; Divergences: God and Love versus Impersonal Nirvana; Unanswered Questions; Notes; Chapter Five: The Future of Dialogue: Interreligious Practice; What's Next?; A Model for Interreligious Practice; Possibilities for the Christian Use of Buddhist Practices; Limitations for the Christian; Cooperating with the Christian Path; Complementing the Christian Path; Critique of the Christian Path; Notes; Epilogue; Summary of Comparisons.
- Glossary of TermsSelect Bibliography; Suggested Readings; Index (with Buddhist terms translated).