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1 online resource (421 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism |
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Routledge critical studies in Buddhism
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors' Introduction; I. Buddhist Theology: Its Historical Context; II. Contemporary Academic Buddhist Theology: Its Emergence and Rationale; PART I. BUDDHIST THEOLOGY: WHAT, WHY, AND HOW?; 1. Buddhist Theology in the Academy; 2. Buddhist Theology?; 3. Three Dimensions of Buddhist Studies; 4. The Methodological Relevance of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship to the Study of Buddhism; 5. Hermeneutics and Dharmology: Finding an American Buddhist Voice; PART II. EXERCISES IN BUDDHIST THEOLOGY |
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6. Historical Consciousness as an Offering to the Trans-Historical Buddha7. Truth in Buddhist Theology; 8. The Lack of Self: A Western Buddhist Psychology; 9. Critical Synergy: The Context of Inquiry and the Project of Buddhist Thought; 10. The Dialectic Between Religious Belief and Contemplative Knowledge in Tibetan Buddhism; 11. In Search of a Postmodern Middle; 12. Impermanence, Nowness and Non-Judgment: A Personal Approach to Understanding Finitude in Buddhist Perspective; 13. Gendered Bodies of Illusion: Finding a Somatic Method in the Ontic Madness of Emptiness |
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14. On Essences, Goals and Social Justice: An Exercise in Buddhist Theology15. Human Rights in Contemporary Engaged Buddhism; 16. Pluralism and Dialogue: A Contemplation on the Dialogue Relationship; 17. From Buddhology to Buddhist Theology: An Orientation to Sinhala Buddhism; 18. Concern for Others in Pure Land Soteriological and Ethical Considerations: The Case of Jogyo-daihi in Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism; PART III. CRITICAL RESPONSES; 19. Measuring the Immeasurable: Reflections on Unreasonable Reasoning; 20. Constructive Buddhist Theology: A Response; Contributors to the Volume |
| Summary |
Scholars of Buddhism, themselves Buddhist, here seek to apply the critical tools of the academy to reassess the truth and transformative value of their tradition in its relevance to the contemporary world |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Makransky, John
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| ISBN |
9781136830051 |
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1136830057 |
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