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Title Healing deconstruction : postmodern thought in Buddhism and Christianity / edited by David Loy
Published Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, [1996]
©1996

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Description 120 pages ; 24 cm
Series Reflection and theory in the study of religion ; no. 03
Reflection and theory in the study of religion ; no. 03
Contents Introduction / David Loy -- Idolatry and inherent existence : the golden calf and the wooden Buddha /Roger Corless -- Dead words, living words, and healing words : the disseminations of Dōgen and Eckhart /David Loy -- Sky-dancing at the boundaries of western thought : feminist theory and the limits of deconstruction / Philippa Berry -- Mindfulness of the selves : therapeutic interventions in a time of dis-solution / Morny Joy -- In no wise is healing holistic : a deconstructive attitude to Masao Abe's "Kenotic God and dynamic Sunyata" / Robert Magliola
Summary This collection reflects the confluence of two contemporary developments: the Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the deconstruction theory of Jacques Derrida. The five essays both explore and demonstrate the relationship between postmodernism and Buddhist-Christian thought. The liberating and healing potential of de-essentialized concepts and images, language, bodies and symbols are revealed throughout. Included are essays by Roger Corless, David Loy, Philippa Berry, Morny Joy, and Robert Magliola
Notes Papers originally presented at the Fourth International Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Conference held at Boston University, July-Aug. 1992
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Derrida, Jacques -- Congresses.
Buddhism -- Relations -- Christianity -- Congresses.
Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism -- Congresses.
Deconstruction -- Congresses.
Postmodernism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism -- Congresses
Postmodernism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Loy, David, 1947-
International Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Conference (4th : 1992 : Boston University)
LC no. 96006921
ISBN 0788501216 (cloth : alk. paper)
0788501224 (paperback: alk. paper)