Rockefeller Steven C Edited By (3 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 6th Printing. 175 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear and crisp pages. Occassional pen markings on text. Donald Hatch (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Perspectives on the Buddhist-Christian dialogue/Malcolm David Eckel. 2. The Buddhist Messiahs: the magnificent deeds of the Boddhisattvas/Robert A.F. Thurman. 3. Who is Jesus Christ for Us today?/Brother David Steindl-Rast. 4. The God you touch/Ann Belford Ulanov. 5. From the extraordinary to the ordinary: images of the Bodhisattva in east Asia/Luis O. Gomez. 6. The meaning of Jesus the Christ/Langdon Gilkey. 7. The Dalai Lama of Tibet/Donald S. Lopez. 8. The practices of Bodhisattvas : his holiness Tenzin Gyatso: the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. 9. Symposium panel on the Christ and the Bodhisattva/Steven C. Rockefeller, Moderator. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index. "In this book, the authors explore and reconsider the contemporary significance of the Christ and the Boddhisattva. The volume includes essays by three eminent Christian theologians, Langdon Gilkey, brother David Steindl-Rast, and Ann Belford Ulanov, that explore the significance of the Christ from the perspectives of the Roman Catholic contemplative tradition, modern depth psychology, and liberal Protestantism. Drawing on information previously unavailable in English, three distinguished scholars of Buddhism, Robert Thurman, Luis Gomez, and his holiness the Dalai Lama investigate the significance of the Bodhisattva in India, East Asia, and Tibet. "A substantive introduction sets the historical background for the Christ in Christianity and the Boddhisattva in Budhhism. Contributor's essays enhance our understanding of current presuppositions, problems, and prospects for the Buddhist Christian dialogue." (jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. black cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 274 pp, dj worn and ripped on spine and edges, lettering smudged.