Christianity looks east : comparing the spiritualities of John of the Cross and Buddhaghosa / Peter Feldmeier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldmeier, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality--Catholic Church.

Spirituality.

Spirituality--Comparative studies.

Catholic Church--Relations--Buddhism.

Catholic Church.

John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591.

John of the Cross.

Buddhaghosa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, 2006.

Contents:

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 Faculties Theological 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)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61643-233-0

OCLC:

961063408