Classical Theism and Buddhism by Tyler Dalton Mcnabb

Classical Theism and Buddhism by Tyler Dalton Mcnabb

As an atheistic religious tradition, Buddhism conventionally stands in opposition to Christianity, and any bridge between them is considered to be riddled with contradictory beliefs on God the creator, salvific power and the afterlife. But what if a Buddhist could also be a Classical Theist? Showing how the various contradictions are not as fundamental as commonly thought, Tyler Dalton McNabb and Erik Baldwin challenge existing assumptions and argue that Classical Theism is, in fact, compatible with Buddhism. They draw parallels between the metaphysical doctrines of both traditions, synthesize their ethical and soteriological commitments and demonstrate that the Theist can interpret the Buddhist’s religious experiences, specifically those of emptiness, as veridical, without denying any core doctrine of Classical Theism. By establishing that a synthesis of the two traditions is plausible, this book provides a bold, fresh perspective on the philosophy of religion and reinvigorates philosophical debates between Buddhism and Christianity.

McNabb and Baldwin do us an important service in challenging the idea that one cannot be a Buddhist classical theist, and contribute to broadening analytic philosophy of religion so that it engages, and brings into dialogue, a range of religious ideas and perspectives * NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion *
Classical Theism and Buddhism is a refreshingly generous and well-defended counterpoint to all those who fashionably maintain the incommensurability of Buddhism-Christianity and East-West* Kelly James Clark, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Ibn Haldun University, Turkey *
A timely contribution to cross cultural philosophy of religion, combining rigour and philosophical imagination to open a door between Buddhism and Classical Theism. * Victoria S. Harrison, Professor of Philosophy, University of Macau, China *

Tyler Dalton McNabb is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Saint Joseph, Macau. Erik Baldwin is Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University, USA.

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ISBN 13	9781350189133
ISBN 10	1350189138
Title	Classical Theism and Buddhism
Author	Tyler Dalton Mcnabb
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Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2022-02-10
Number of pages	176
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