Review: Reconsidering the Grounds for Buddhist-Christian Dialogic Communication: A Review of John D'Arcy May's "Meaning, Consensus and Dialogue in Buddhist-Christian Communication"
Posted on 25. May, 2009 by James Miller
| Title | Review: Reconsidering the Grounds for Buddhist-Christian Dialogic Communication: A Review of John D'Arcy May's "Meaning, Consensus and Dialogue in Buddhist-Christian Communication" |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1986 |
| Authors | Pfister, Lauren |
| Journal | Buddhist-Christian Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pagination | 121–138 |
| Date Published | Jan |
| URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1390135 |
Comments
Being a Buddhist woman from
Being a Buddhist woman from Thailand I followed the link, and of course there is only an excerpt that is publicly viewable., which is just the introduction page.
As a Buddhist reading that, I could already tell that possibly, a dialogue could be better built around a simpler foundation. That to most Buddhists, what Buddhism is can be summarized in these two short sentences.
"Do good, receive good. Do bad, receive bad."
It is, in short, The Golden Rule, and I think it is a great start for dialogue.