Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue

1. Front Matter

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2. Buddhist Approach to Interfaith Dialogue

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Its Significance and Future Task

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      Pages 3-16

   3. A Dynamic Unity in Religious Pluralism: A Proposal from the Buddhist Point of View

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      Pages 17-39

   4. ‘There is No Common Denominator for World Religions’: The Positive Meaning of this Negative Statement

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      Pages 40-51

   5. The Impact of Dialogue with Christianity on My Self-Understanding as a Buddhist

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      Pages 52-62

   6. The Problem of Self-Centeredness as the Root-Source of Human Suffering

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      Pages 63-72

   7. Suffering in the Light of Our Time: Our Time in the Light of Suffering: Buddha’s First Holy Truth

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      Pages 73-85

3. Buddhism in Dialogue with Tillich’s Theology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Negation in Mahayana Buddhism and in Tillich: A Buddhist View of ‘The Significance of the History of Religion for the Systematic Theologian’

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      Pages 89-103

   3. Double Negation as an Essential for Attaining the Ultimate Reality: Comparing Tillich and Buddhism

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      Pages 104-111

   4. A Response to Professor Langdon Gilkey’s Paper, ‘Tillich and the Kyoto School’

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      Pages 112-119

   5. In Memory of Dr Paul Tillich

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      Pages 120-123

4. Buddhism and Contemporary Theology

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Beyond Buddhism and Christianity — ‘Dazzling Darkness’

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      Pages 127-150

   3. Thomas J.J. Altizer’s Kenotic Christology and Buddhism

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      Pages 151-158

   4. Zen Buddhism and Hasidism — Similarities and Contrasts

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      Pages 159-165

   5. The Interfaith Encounter of Zen* and Christian Contemplation: A Dialogue between Masao Abe and Keith J. Egan

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      Pages 166-176

   6. Interfaith Relations and World Peace: A Buddhist Perspective

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      Pages 177-181

   7. Faith and Self-Awakening: A Search for the Fundamental Category Covering All Religious Life

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      Pages 182-194

This book tries to clarify a Buddhist view of interfaith dialogue from various points of view. It discusses how the Buddhist notion of Sunyata (Emptiness) works dynamically for mutual understanding and transformation of world religions. It also analyzes dialogue between Buddhism and Contemporary Christian theology, especially that of Paul Tillioh and Langdon Gillay.

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• god
• religion
• theology
• world religions
• Zen

• Pennsylvania State University, USA

  Steven Heine

• Nara University of Education, Japan

  Masao Abe

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