Pneumatology and the Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
Does the Spirit Blow through the Middle Way?
Biographical note
Amos Yong, Ph.D. (1998) Systematic Theology, Boston University, is J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology at Regent University School of Divinity, and the author/editor of many books, including The Cosmic Breath: Spirit and Nature in the Christianity-Buddhism-Science Trialogue (Brill, 2012).
Readership
All faculty, researchers, and students in graduate level programs interested in Buddhist-Christian dialogue, comparative theology and philosophy, interreligious dialogue & encounter, global theology, constructive theology, and theology of religions or theology of religious pluralism.
Reviews
This is a brave and passionate book, clearly written and meticulously researched. Seeking faithfulness to Christianity and respect for Buddhism’s integrity, and using pneumatological categories as inspiration, Yong brings pneuma (Spirit), hesychast stillness and pentecostal demonology into dialogue with śūnyatā (emptiness), Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga and Buddhist exorcism, in an act of creative and rigorous Christian theology. Differences are not hidden. Similarities are not forced. But numerous touching points between the two religions arise, fertile with theological implication. Neither religion can remain unperturbed after this book. It will become a benchmark for a theology that seeks transformation through the religious ‘other’. Elizabeth Harris, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Study of Religions, Liverpool Hope University, and President of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies.
Amos Yong has given us a sterling example of how to do theology comparatively. The scope of this book is ambitious, ranging from desert spirituality to demonology. For all its impressive erudition, the book is rooted in Yong’s personal journey of faith from a closed-minded view of anyone outside his Pentecostal community to a realization that the lives of those who follow other religious paths can inspire Christians to embrace their own faith in new ways. A valuable book, highly recommended. James L. Fredericks, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
Amos Yong has given us a sterling example of how to do theology comparatively. The scope of this book is ambitious, ranging from desert spirituality to demonology. For all its impressive erudition, the book is rooted in Yong’s personal journey of faith from a closed-minded view of anyone outside his Pentecostal community to a realization that the lives of those who follow other religious paths can inspire Christians to embrace their own faith in new ways. A valuable book, highly recommended. James L. Fredericks, Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
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