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To the work that has already been done, Schmidt-Leukel adds his own penetrating scholarship and brilliant insights to argue, clearly and convincingly, that increased knowledge of and respect for other religious traditions can enrich and even purify one's understanding of and commitment to one s own religious tradition. \u003cstrong\u003e--William Skudlarek, in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDilatato Corde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eInterreligious dialogue has encouraged many theologians in all major religious traditions to consider whether other religions may offer a different but nevertheless genuine and valid path of salvation or liberation. 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As always, Panikkar seeks to bring together East and West without compromising the integrity of each tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnthusiasts of Panikkar will find much to en­joy in this deep reading of one of the worlds great religious heritages, while the newcomer will find much intellectual profit in Panikkars methods ”always comparing, contrasting, and offering new ways of understanding the traditions he studied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaimon Panikkar \u003c\/strong\u003e(1918-2010) made pioneering contributions in the areas of interreligious dialogue, comparative theology, and the phenomenology of religion, while bridging different religions and cultures (Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism), and effected insightful conversa­tion between the so-called sacred and secular worlds. 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Ellen Birx explains the seamless spiritual experience of bi-religious belonging in illuminating breadth -- a lifetime's harvest of wisdom.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Dr. Mónica Maher, Sensei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439aef;\"\u003e \"The author takes us on a journey through terrain that is now Christian, now Buddhist, and as we read on, we come to recognize that we are being led on our way home.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Ruben L.F. Habito, Guiding Teacher, Maria Kannon Zen Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439aef;\"\u003e \"Ellen Birx has done it all. She is a grandmother, a university professor, a devout Christian and a Zen master. In Embracing the Inconceivable, Ellen weaves these disparate elements in her life into one lived reality that is remarkable for its clarity, wisdom and beauty.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Kennedy, SJ, and Roshi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This book . . . serves as a guide for people practicing in more than one faith and as a help to people raised in a Judeo-Christian culture who are trying to integrate their religion of birth with their chosen practice of Zen or other forms of meditation. \u003cstrong\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003eFrom the Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Written by a woman who is both a Zen roshi and a Christian, \u003cem\u003eEmbracing the Inconceivable\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect guide for people of either faith”or those who share both to experience the joy at their intersection. It will appeal to Christians who are interested in the interspiritual practice of Christianity and eastern forms of meditation and mindfulness. Also included are sections on prayers and practices for those wishing to explore and apply the thoughtful insights Birx offers to their own interspiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Birx\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in psychiatric nursing from the University of Texas at Austin and is professor emerita at Radford University. 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The other is the Zen Master's enactment of boundless compassion.\" —\u003cb\u003eFrederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 56, 145);\"\u003e“Jim and Thay died within a couple weeks of each other in January of this year – and this little book is a fitting adieu to a long friendship. In it, these two peacemakers show us that hope and humor, love and laughter, need not be threatened by darkness and war. Evil, Thay tells Jim, turns out to be nothing at all; and recalling Merton’s epiphany at Polonnaruwa, he asserts “everything is good”.\" —\u003cb\u003eJoseph Quinn Raab, Merton Seasonal (ITMS)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_27529264-c5f9-45be-84e9-1cc7c848cc2c.png?v=1715001491\" width=\"259\" height=\"37\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association - Honorable Mention \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e- Ecumenism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e Interfaith Relations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e Illumination Book Award Bronze Medal, Biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(79, 133, 25);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"41\" width=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_27529264-c5f9-45be-84e9-1cc7c848cc2c.png?v=1715001491\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.\" --Thich Nhat Hanh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the world's most influential and revered spiritual teachers. When Jim Forest met him in the mid-1960s, he was a little-known Vietnamese Zen monk, touring the United States on behalf of the cause of peace in his homeland. Jim, a Catholic peacemaker, was asked to accompany him on his travels and speaking engagements. From that beginning emerged a friendship over many decades, in which Jim learned through conversations and daily life about Nhat Hanh's spiritual teachings on \"mindfulness,\" \"interbeing,\" and the inner peace that is necessary for promoting world peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Forest's intimate portrait, which includes photos and other illustrations, is a unique introduction to the life and teachings of a modern spiritual master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Forest (1941-2022), \u003c\/strong\u003ea co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas the author of many Orbis books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Is Grace, Living with Wisdom, At Play in the Lions' Den, and Eyes of Compassion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (his biographies of peacemakers Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, and Thich Naht Hanh). His other bestselling titles include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraying with Icons, The Ladder of the Beatitudes, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting Straight with Crooked Lines: A Memoir.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Forest_Eyes_of_Compassion_TOC.pdf?v=1648653849\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Forest_Eyes_of_Compassion_Chapter.pdf?v=1648653849\" title=\"1\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567825445059,"sku":"978-1-62698-424-0","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/forest-eye-compassion.jpg?v=1747248926"},{"product_id":"liberating-mindfulness-from-billion-dollar-industry-to-engaged-spirituality","title":"Liberating Mindfulness: From Billion-Dollar Industry to Engaged Spirituality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4052b6;\"\u003e“Using feminist critical theory and weaving in her Christian background and other depth practices, Stearns asks hard questions about the mindfulness field: What exactly is its promise of happiness? Can it be divorced from Western consumerist values? Is mindfulness contributing to systems of oppression or freeing us from them? In this thought-provoking book, she invites us to be mindful about mindfulness.” -\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Winston, director of mindfulness education, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Little Book of Being \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4052b6;\"\u003e“At a time when ‘spirituality’ and ‘mindfulness’ have become buzzwords that can seem indistinguishable from the ‘self-help’ and even ‘business’ sections of bookstores, Stearns calls us to something higher and deeper: a robust model of spiritual life that transforms the self and our relationship with God and community. 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A courageous, inclusive, and unique contribution to the field of mindfulness!” \u003cstrong\u003e–Trudy Goodman, PhD, founder, InsightLA       \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4052b6;\"\u003e“Going beyond sappy gratitude journals, ‘calculated compassion,’ and other trendy spiritual virtue-signaling, Stearns provides a careful analysis of how mindfulness has gone awry in service of market and consumerist ends. \u003cem\u003eLiberating Mindfulness\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the revolutionary potential of numerous religious traditions, revealing new pathways that can repurpose mindfulness as a positive and disruptive force for social justice and personal healing.” \u003cstrong\u003e–Ronald E. Purser, author, \u003cem\u003eMcMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to reclaim mindfulness from the commercial and corporate juggernaut it has become and to demonstrate its usefulness in spiritual (including Christian) life, the author incorporates insights from retreats she has attended at top meditation\/mindfulness centers and from interviews with key leaders in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e This is a spiritual manifesto about the perils and promise of the contemporary mindfulness movement, in which Stearns exposes some of the ways in which mindfulness meditation has been coopted in Western culture as a tool for individualism and consumerism, revealing new possibilities as mindfulness tools are interwoven with ethical and spiritual practices. Drawing from stories of her own spiritual journey as a mindfulness teacher, professor, and minister, interviews with mindfulness teachers and practitioners, and critical analysis using gender and race theory, she invites readers into a deeper understanding of mindfulness and its potential for communal liberation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGail J. Stearns \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Presbyterian minister, dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, and associate professor of religious studies and peace studies at Chapman University, Orange, CA. A teacher of mindfulness meditation, she is author of several books including \u003cem\u003eOpen Your Eyes: Toward Living More Deeply in the Present\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Stearns_Liberating_Mindfulness_TOC.pdf?v=1648225208\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Stearns_Liberating_Mindfulness_Intro.pdf?v=1648225220\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057361461443,"sku":"978-1-62698-471-4","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984714.jpg?v=1747248986"},{"product_id":"the-celestial-web","title":"The Celestial Web: Buddhism and Christianity - A Different Comparison","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"790\" data-start=\"515\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eFrederick J. Streng Award for Excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"987\" data-start=\"792\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003eCatholic Media Association 3rd Place Award Winner For Ecmenism\/ Interfaith Relations\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eA leading scholar of religion applies a new method of interfaith understanding to Buddhist-Christian comparative theology providing rich new insights for students and scholars alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Perry Schmidt-Leukel shows himself to be very well informed of the internal riches of Buddhism as well as Christianity, as evidenced by the nuances of the presentation and the bibliographical resources.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNouvelle revue théologique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Celestial Web \u003c\/em\u003eis a gem of deep scholarship and innovative thinking, a must-read for both seasoned scholars and beginning students in comparative religion.”—\u003cstrong\u003ePeter C. Phan, Ignacio Ellacuría Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e“With great theological and buddhological erudition, Perry Schmidt-Leukel demonstrates concretely how his fractal approach to religious difference might point to the complementarity between Christianity and Buddhism, thus establishing a firm basis for interreligious learning.”—\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Cornille, professor, comparative theology, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 79, 128);\"\u003e“Perry Schmidt-Leukel has been one of the world’s leading scholars in comparative studies and Buddhist-Christian dialogue. In \u003cem\u003eThe Celestial Web\u003c\/em\u003e, he puts it all together. Without blurring real differences and emphases in both traditions, he shows how a deep analysis reveals heretofore unheeded themes and underlying streams of thought in each that are reflected in the religious other. There is internal diversity within religions and in the religious believer. Appreciating this diversity makes religious life robust and provides the resources to more fully appreciate and learn from other religious traditions. This is simply one of the best books in comparative religion and Buddhist-Christian dialogue I’ve ever read.”—\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Feldmeier, PhD, Murray\/Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies, University of Toledo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3.webp?v=1724785113\" width=\"376\" height=\"86\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eIn his ground-breaking Gifford Lectures, published as \u003cem\u003eReligious Pluralism \u0026amp; Interreligious Dialogue, \u003c\/em\u003ePerry Schmidt-Leukel introduced his “fractal” theory of religions, challenging the tendency to distinguish religious traditions as discrete entities without acknowledging the wide variety within them, varieties essentially reproduced in different religious traditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eAfter offering an introduction to this new methodology to comparative religion, Schmidt-Leukel, in \u003cem style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Celestial Web, \u003c\/em\u003eapplies this method to a comparison between Buddhism and Christianity. Some of the points of comparison include their respective approaches to the world, ultimate reality, the “dark side” of human existence, and salvation\/liberation in terms of the figures mediating it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\"\u003eStereotypical approaches often treat these traditions as opposites, for instance, positing that Buddhism embraces an impersonal absolute, whereas Christianity affirms the primacy of one’s relationship with a personal God. 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