{"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. Yet the fractal approach, which examines “intra-religious” varieties within the two traditions, reveals surprising points of congruence.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerry Schmidt-Leukel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology, and Senior Professor in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics.” University of Münster.  He is the author of a dozen books in German and English, including his Gifford Lectures (Orbis): \u003cem\u003eReligious Pluralism \u0026amp; Interreligious Dialogue.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/religious-pluralism-and-interreligious-theology?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=843945ef0\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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