Crucified Wisdom : : Theological Reflection on Christ and the Bodhisattva / / S. Mark Heim.

Winner of the Frederick Streng Book Award for Excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies This work provides the first systematic discussion of the Bodhisattva path and its importance for constructive Christian theology. Crucified Wisdom examines specific Buddhist traditions, texts, and practices not a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions ; 6
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Bodhisattva Path and the Christ Path
  • I. Two Paths
  • 1 Two Problems, Two Miracles
  • II. Perfection of Wisdom and the Bodhisattva Path in Śāntideva
  • 2 The Bodhisattva Path
  • 3 Extreme Wisdom, Groundless Compassion
  • III. Christian Reflections
  • 4 The Bodhisattva as Aspirant: Creatures and No- Self
  • 5 The Bodhisattva as Buddha: Immanence and Emptiness
  • 6 How Do Buddhas Help?: Bodhisattva as Benefactor and Christ as Savior
  • Conclusion: Crucified Wisdom
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index