http://www.anamchara.com/2009/10/05/new-books-on-christian-buddhist-dialogue/ Carl McColman ~ The Fullness of Joy is to Behold God in All Wed, 23 May 2012 13:15:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.anamchara.com/2009/10/05/new-books-on-christian-buddhist-dialogue/#comment-4931 Carl McColman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:21:14 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2341#comment-4931 I think "rigidity" is in the eyes of the beholder. Certainly the law, science, and even business are all domains with certain measures of "non-negotiable" beliefs or principles. No one thinks it is rigid to say that 2+2 does not equal 5. Religion, meanwhile, at its best includes considerable amount of internal criticism and self-reflection: the reason why Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Martin Luther, and many others are considered cultural heroes is precisely because they initiated reform or renewal in religious traditions. Something that is helpful here is spiral dynamics: a theory of psycho-social development that links religious fundamentalism not with anything inherently wrong with religion per se, but with a particular, empirically observable, stage in human growth and development. It's most enlightening. I think “rigidity” is in the eyes of the beholder. Certainly the law, science, and even business are all domains with certain measures of “non-negotiable” beliefs or principles. No one thinks it is rigid to say that 2+2 does not equal 5. Religion, meanwhile, at its best includes considerable amount of internal criticism and self-reflection: the reason why Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Martin Luther, and many others are considered cultural heroes is precisely because they initiated reform or renewal in religious traditions. Something that is helpful here is spiral dynamics: a theory of psycho-social development that links religious fundamentalism not with anything inherently wrong with religion per se, but with a particular, empirically observable, stage in human growth and development. It’s most enlightening.

]]> http://www.anamchara.com/2009/10/05/new-books-on-christian-buddhist-dialogue/#comment-4930 A Free Spirit Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:11:25 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2341#comment-4930 I suppose the question might involve how two parties can learn to disagree. I must admit the rigidity sanctioned under the rubric of religion would not be acceptable in other domains. Perhaps this means there is a larger problem... I suppose the question might involve how two parties can learn to disagree. I must admit the rigidity sanctioned under the rubric of religion would not be acceptable in other domains. Perhaps this means there is a larger problem…

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