Christianity and the notion of nothingness : contributions to Buddhist-Christian dialogue from the Kyoto school / by Mutō Kazuo ; edited by Martin Repp ; in collaboration with and translated by Jan van Bragt
Volume Foreword; Preface; Muto Kazuo (1913-1995) An Introduction to his Life and Work; Chapter One Problems Facing Japanese Christianity Today; Chapter Two Theologism and Religionism; Chapter Three A New Possibility for a Philosophy of Religion; Chapter Four "Immanent Transcendence" in Religion; Chapter Five Christianity and the Notion of Nothingness; Chapter Six "Watch Your Step!"; Chapter Seven Nothingness-in-Love The Philosophy of Tanabe Hajime and Christianity; Chapter Eight The Nishida-Tanabe Philosophy and Christianity; Select and Annotated Bibliography of Muto Kazuo's Works
Summary
The Christian philosopher Muto Kazuo contributed substantially to the predominantly Buddhist "Kyoto School of Philosophy." Through critical exchange with its representatives, he opened up new perceptions of Christian faith, enabled mutual understanding between Buddhism and Christianity, and challenged the Western dialectical method
