"This book examines the relations between Buddhism and Christianity in the context of our emerging world civilization. It illuminates in particular the way Theravada Buddhism does not fit prevalent theories about religion and does not match Christian (or Muslim or Jewish or Hindu) belief in God. The assumptions of the two faiths are very different indeed. How then can we conceive them as relating?" "The discussion draws upon Chinese and other Far Eastern developments, and on views about religions and modernity. There are interesting parallels, for instance, between Hua-yen philosophy and contemporary physics. The general conclusion is that a theory of complementarity can aid us in working out a view of the relations between the faiths that stresses the importance of friendly criticism. Perhaps God put diverse noble traditions in the world to keep one another honest?"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved