1st Edition
Buddhist Inclusivism Attitudes Towards Religious Others
By Kristin Beise Kiblinger
Copyright 2005
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although Christians have well-developed responses to other religions, the counterpart scholarship from Buddhists has thus far lagged behind. Breaking new ground, Buddhist Inclusivism analyzes the currently favored position towards religious others, inclusivism, in Buddhist traditions. Kristin Beise Kiblinger presents examples of inclusivism from a wide range of Buddhist contexts and periods,... Read more
Contents: Why Buddhist inclusivism?; Issues regarding inclusivism generally; Selected examples of inclusivism in Buddhist contexts; Towards a tenable form of Buddhist inclusivism; Case studies of two prominent Buddhist inclusivists; The contrast case of exclusivist Gunapala Dharmasiri; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Kristin Beise Kiblinger is Assistant Professor at the Department of Religion, Thiel College, USA.
