SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT GOD PB

Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the West. This book introduces Buddhism and offers an unusually informed and sympathetic but honest assessment from a Christian perspective. In recent years Buddhism has attracted a fast-growing following in North America and Europe. In part, this is because Buddhism seems to offer peace and inner tranquillity, a profound spirituality and insight into ultimate reality, yet without the need for belief in a God. To many spiritual seekers in the post-Christian West this spirituality without God has strong appeal. Whilst Buddhism has been a formative influence in the cultures of South and East Asia it is a relatively new arrival in the West and is little understood by Christians. This book has the twofold aim of introducing the diverse Buddhist traditions to Western readers and of offering a Christian engagement with the central truth claims of Buddhism. This book is one of few attempts by Christians to offer a respectful and informed, but honest and robust critique of this important religion. It forms a helpful contribution to inter-faith understanding and discussions.