Christians talk about Buddhist meditation, Buddhists talk about Christian prayer / edited by Rita M. Gross and Terry C. Muck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gross, Rita M.

Muck, Terry C., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Buddhism.

Christianity and other religions.

Buddhism.

Buddhism--Relations--Christianity.

Relations.

Christianity.

Prayer--Christianity.

Prayer.

Meditation--Buddhism.

Meditation.

Physical Description:

157 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2003.

Summary:

This book adopts the format of the editors' previous book, Buddhists Talk about Jesus, Christians Talk about the Buddha. In that book, eight scholar-practitioners -- four of them Buddhist and four Christian -- explore their relationship to the great religious figure of the other tradition. Then the remaining contributors, two from each tradition, address themselves, rebuttal fashion, to the views expressed.

In the new book the subject is the differences and similarities between Buddhist meditation and Christian prayer. What can a Christian, for example, learn from the mental and physical rigor of Buddhist meditative practice? What can a Buddhist learn from traditional Christian prayer? Can one mix distinct religious identity (Christian) with practice techniques associated with another religion (Buddhist) without compromising the religious specificity of either the identities or the techniques?

Contents:

Buddhist spiritual practice as seen by Christians

How I, a Christian, have learned from Buddhist practice, or "the frog sat on the lily pad ... not waiting" / Frances S. Adeney

What I know and don't know : a Christian reflects on Buddhist practice / Mary Frohlich

On the practice of faith : a Lutheran's interior dialogue with Buddhism / Paul O. Ingram

Readiness : preparing for the path / Terry C. Muck

In contrast to sentimentality : Buddhist and Christian sobriety / Bardwell Smith

Buddhist responses

A buddhist reflects (practices reflection) on some Christians' reflections on Buddhist practices / Grace Burford

Christian experiences with Buddhist spirituality : a response / Robert Thurman

Christian spiritual practice as seen by Buddhists

Formal practice : Buddhist or Christian / Robert Aitken

Meditation and prayer : a comparative inquiry / Rita M. Gross

Christian prayer seen from the eye of a Buddhist / Kenneth K. Tanaka

Jesus prayer and the Nembutsu / Taitetsu Unno

Buddhist prayer?: a reflection / Mahinda Deegalle

Christian responses

A Christian response to Buddhist reflections on prayer / Donald W. Mitchell

A response to reflections on Buddhist and Christian religious practices / Ursula King.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0826414389

0826414397

OCLC:

51607352