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| Creation and Emptiness: Transforming the Doctrine of Creation in Dialogue with the Kyoto School of Philosophy | ||
| 作者 | Kristiansen, Roald E. |
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| 出版日期 | 1987 |
| 資料類型 | 書籍=Book |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Sunyata; 禪宗=Zen Buddhism=Zazen Buddhism; Japan; Buddhist Philosophy |
| 摘要 | The primary aim of this dissertation is to see whether the Mahayana Buddhist notion of Emptiness (sunyata) can contribute to our understanding of the nature of human existence and how it would bring about changes in a theological interpretation of the God-world relationship, i.e., the doctrine of creation. Chapter I of the dissertation gives an analysis of some central concepts and ideas developed in the Chinese and Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition. The chapter seeks to make clear why a nontheistic tradition like Zen may use absolutist concepts and ideas without contradicting its basic presuppositions. Chapter II deals with the philosophy of Nishida Kitaro, the founder of the so-called Kyoto School of Philosophy, and his followers, Hisamatsu, Nishitani and Abe. With the exception of Hisamatsu, these thinkers use God-language quite freely, and the object of the analysis is to find out how the concept of God is used and what this entails for the theological interpretation of human existence. The result can be summarized as follows: "God" is understood functionally equivalent to the Buddhist notion of emptiness, sunyata. This does not result in utter negativity because the "logic of soku hi " makes it possible to affirm positive statements about the world and God. Chapter III investigates the theological implications of the Buddhist philosophy with regard to the doctrine of God when one attempts to take the notion of sunyata seriously for theological reflection. Chapter IV concludes the project with an attempt to use the Buddhist logic of soku hi within a theological context which goes beyond the ordinary division of Christianity and Buddhism as two distinct religions. By applying the logic of soku hi to reason and rationality (part 1), time and history (part 2), and to ethics (part 3), I have attempted to show that the Christian faith in God and the Buddhist insight into reality as empty may benefit the theological analysis of human existence in a way that transcends traditional religious barriers and opens up new vistas for future theological explorations. |
| 點閱次數 | 325 |
| 建檔日期 | 1998.04.28 |
| 更新日期 | 2008.04.29 |
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