Normal view MARC view ISBD view

The Other side of God : a polarity in world religions / edited by Peter L. Berger. - 1st ed. - Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1981. - viii, 304 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

PART I:The polarity in monotheistic traditions:
Problem and agenda- Peter L. Berger--
Israel and the "mothers"- Michael Fishbane--
The conversion of Paul: confrontation or interiority?- Howard Clark Kee--
The orthodox against the gnostics: confrontation and interioity in early christianity- Elaine Pagels--
Francis of Assisi and Bonaventure: Mysticism and theological interpretation- Ewert H. Cousins--
Hasidism: discovery and retreat- Arthur Green--
The Islamic case: a sufi vision of existence- Gerhard Boweing.
PART II: The polarity in Hinduism and Buddhism:
The dynamics of indian symbolism- Diana Eck--
Hindu Bhakti as a middle way- John B. Carman--
Confrontation and interior realization in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist traditions- Robert A.F. Thurman--
The nature of religious experience in Shin Buddhism- Taitetsu Unno.
PART III. Commentary:
Conversational chronicle- John J. Huckle--
The battle of the Gods? a concluding unsystematic postcript- Harvey Cox.


ISBN: 0385174233 : $6.95

LCCN: 80002844

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religion.
Religions.
Monotheism
Hinduism
Buddhism

LC Class. No.: BL 48 / .O78 1981

Dewey Class. No.: 291