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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465009703321
• Autore: Feldmeier Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Mahwah, New Jersey : , : Paulist Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-61643-233-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (107 p.)
• Disciplina: 261.243
• Soggetti: Spirituality - Catholic Church; Spirituality; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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)