Christianity through non-Christian eyes /

Christianity through non-Christian eyes / Paul J. Griffiths, editor. - Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c1990. - xiv, 286 p. ; 23 cm. - Faith meets faith series . - Faith meets faith. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271 -280) and index.

Contents: I. Jewish perceptions of Christianity in the Twentieth Century --
Extracts from the eleventh letter to Eugen / Franz Rosenzweig --
No religion is an island / Abraham Joshua Heschel --
Christianity and the Holocaust / Stuart E. Rosenberg --
Judaism and evangelical Christianity / Michael Wyschogrod --
II. Islamic perceptions of Christianity in the Twentieth Century --
That hideous schizophrenia / Sayyid Qutb --
Islam and dialogue : some reflections on a current topic / Mohamed Talbi --
The People of the book and the diversity of religions / Fazlur Rahman --
Extracts from "secular-secularization-secularism" / Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas --
The Islamic view of Christianity/ Seyyed Hossein Nasr --
III. Buddhist perceptions of Christianity in the Twentieth Century --
Extracts from "The Buddhist attitude to other religions"/ K.N. Jayatilleke --
Extracts from "A Buddhist critique of the Christian concept of God"/ Gunapala Dharmasiri --
Religious harmony and extracts from "The Bodhgaya interviews"/ H.H. the XIVth Dalai Lama --
Self-awakening and faith : Zen and Christianity/ Masao Abe. Scholastic philosophy and modern civilization/ Daisaku Ikeda --
IV. Hindu perceptions of Christianity in the Twentieth Century --
Extracts from "The Light of Truth"/ Dayananda Sarasvati --
Christ, the messenger/ Vivekananda --
Extracts from "The story of my experiments with truth"/ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi --
Christianity in the reflection of Hinduism/ Bithika Mukerji --
Vaishnavism on Hans Kung : a Hindu theology of religious pluralism/ Bibhuti S. Yadav.

Summary: Eye-opening essays by Buddhist, Hindus, Jews, Muslims provide insights to how Christianity is viewed in their communities--and why.

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Christianity and other religions.

BR 127 / .C47428 1990

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