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    Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian
    Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian
    Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian
    Audiobook11 hours

    Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian

    Written by Paul F. Knitter

    Narrated by Paul Brion

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    Being a Christian isn't easy. Sustaining belief without any doubts for one's entire life is a very rare accomplishment. Indeed, many would say that examining one's faith at least once is a central part of the Christian condition. In this landmark work, esteemed theologian Paul F. Knitter explains the unique path that he took to overcome his doubts, becoming a stronger Christian in the process.

    Honest and unflinching, Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian narrates each spiritual dilemma that Knitter has struggled with and explains how a Buddhist worldview has allowed him to resolve each one. From the "petitioning" nature of Christian prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can help inspire a more person-centered conception of Christianity, where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second. Moving and revolutionary, this edition comes with a new postscript in which Professor Knitter reflects on and re-evaluates his position as a double-belonger.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 12, 2017
    ISBN9781541483408
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    Paul F. Knitter

    Paul F. Knitter is Paul Tillich Professor of Theology, Union Theological Seminar, New York. A leading advocate of religious pluralism, he is author of over ten books on the subject.

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    • 5/5
      Audio was hard to sit through but great content. Worth the listen.

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    • 5/5
      I have learned a lot...we women must find our own way of making peace out of being it.
    • 1/5
      The author is mentally deluded , he’s not a Roman Catholic, not a Roman Catholic theologians, never ordained a Roman Catholic priest and believes in the heretical liberation theology which is in the eyes of eternal Rome is blasphemous, non Roman Catholic.
      The books I rather long winded and with the authors wacky ideas it pretty worthless
    • 5/5
      I hadn't read very far into this book before I realized this was not a book I could just "read"; rather it was one I wanted to really study, much like I did books read for philosophy classes years ago. So I bought a new notebook, got out a favorite pen, and started my "study". I am very glad that I took the time, and gave the thought I needed to this book. I won't try here to express where this book has taken me, but it feels truly like a gift that has brought me to new depths of understanding. I applaud the author for the courage it must have taken to write this.