| Healing Deconstruction: Postmodern Thought in Buddhism and Christianity Contributor(s): Loy, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0788501224 ISBN-13: 9780788501227 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: This collection reflects the confluence of two contemporary developments: the Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the deconstruction theory of Jacques Derrida. The five essays both explore and demonstrate the relationship between postmodernism and Buddhist-Christian thought. The liberating and healing potential of de-essentialized concepts and images, language, bodies and symbols are revealed throughout. Included are essays by Roger Corless, David Loy, Philippa Berry, Morny Joy, and Robert Magliola. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Fundamentalism - Philosophy - Religion | Philosophy |
| Dewey: 230.046 |
| LCCN: 96006921 |
| Series: Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.38" W x 8.98" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection reflects the confluence of two contemporary developments: the Buddhist-Christian dialogue and the deconstruction theory of Jacques Derrida. The five essays both explore and demonstrate the relationship between postmodernism and Buddhist-Christian thought. The liberating and healing potential of de-essentialized concepts and images, language, bodies and symbols are revealed throughout. Included are essays by Roger Corless, David Loy, Philippa Berry, Morny Joy, and Robert Magliola. |