Buddhist-Christian Dual Belonging: Affirmations, Objections, Explorations - Gavin D'costa - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781472460912 - December 11, 2015
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Gavin D'costa
Buddhist-Christian Dual Belonging: Affirmations, Objections, Explorations 1st edition

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A growing number of people describe themselves as both Buddhist and Christian; but does such a self-description really make sense? Many people involved in inter-faith dialogue argue that this dialogue leads to a mutually transformative process, but what if the transformation reaches the point where the Buddhist or Christian becomes a Buddhist Christian? Does this represent a fulfilment of or the undermining of dialogue? Exploring the growing phenomenon of Buddhist-Christian dual belonging, a wide variety of authors including advocates, sympathisers and opponents from both faiths, focus on three key questions: Can Christian and Buddhist accounts and practices of salvation or liberation be reconciled? Are Christian theism and Buddhist non-theism compatible? And does dual belonging inevitably distort the essence of these faiths, or merely change its cultural expression? Clarifying different ways of justifying dual belonging, contributors offer criticisms of dual belonging from different religious perspectives (Theravada Buddhist, Evangelical Reformed and Roman Catholic) and from different methodological approaches. Four chapters then carry the discussion forward suggesting ways in which dual belonging might make sense from Catholic, Theravada Buddhist, Pure-land Buddhist and Anglican perspectives. The conclusion clarifies the main challenges emerging for dual belongers, and the implications for interreligious dialogue.

240 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 11, 2015
ISBN13 9781472460912
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 240
Dimensions 241 × 167 × 24 mm   ·   654 g
Language English  
Editor D'Costa, Gavin
Editor Thompson, Ross

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