Pye / Morgan .:. The Cardinal Meaning

Pye, Michael and Robert Morgan,
The Cardinal Meaning. Essays in Comparative Hermeneutics. Buddhism and Christianity. The Hague, Paris: Mouton, 1973. 203 Seiten mit Register. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Grossoktav. 238 x 156 mm. 527 g

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* Religion and Reason 6. Method and Theory in the Study and Interpretation of Religion. - Schutzumschlag mit kleinen Rissen.
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Pye Morgan | Philosophie | Philosophy | Theologie | Theology | Buddhismus

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THE CARDINAL MEANING
Essays in Comparative Hermeneutics: Buddhism and Christianity

The purpose of this book is to open up a parallel perspective on questions of interpretation in Christianity and Buddhism. That perspective assumes that there is a certain common logic about the hermeneutical problems which arise in these traditions even though their teachings as such are not identical.
The presupposition itself is the subject of the essay by Michael Pye Who using Troeltsch as his starting point, ofTers Buddhist analogies to the problem ofthe 'essence' ofChristianity. He notes some early intimations of this new procedure and attempts to establish a reasoned basis for comparative hermeneutics.
Two questions logically connected With the problem of the 'essence' of a religious tradition are then pursued in the context of Christianity and Buddhism, respectively. The relationship between tradition and criticism is examined by Robert Morgan (on Christianity) and David Bastow (on Buddhism), both writers using an analytical approach to the problem in its contemporary form.
Tradition and authenticity is the theme of the essays by David Pailin (on Christianity) and Karl Werner (on Buddhism). Both writers discuss the criteria in terms of which new interpretations of a religious tradition may be recognised as valid.
Each essay contains an individual thesis in its own right, but the editors have provided a comparative framework and a consistent direction for the examination of these questions. In a concluding evaluation, Ninian Smart substantiates the desirability and even necessity of continuing this comparative approach to the logic of hermeneutical problems.

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Contents
Preface 5

1. Comparative Hermeneutics in Religion
Michael Pye, University ofLancaster 9

2. Expansion and Criticism in the Christian Tradition
Robert Morgan, University ofLancaster 59

3. Continuity and Diversity in Early Buddhism
David Bastow, University o/ Dundee 103

4. Authenticity in the Interpretation of Christianity
David Pailin, University of Manchester 127

5. Authenticity in the Interpretation of Buddhism
Karel Werner, University ofDurham 161

6. Comparative Hermeneutics: An Epilogue about the Future
Ninian Smart, University ofLancaster 195

Index of Authors 201

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