TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berger,Peter L.
TI  - The Other side of God: a polarity in world religions 
SN  - 0385174233 :
AV  - BL 48 .O78 1981
U1  - 291 19
PY  - 1981///
CY  - Garden City, N.Y.
PB  - Anchor Press/Doubleday
KW  - Religion
KW  - Religions
KW  - Monotheism
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - Buddhism
N1  - 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

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