Details Appertaining To Books The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (Great Conversations)
| Title | : | The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (Great Conversations) |
| Author | : | Ravi Zacharias |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 96 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2001 by Multnomah |
| Categories | : | Christian. Religion. Christianity. Theology. Nonfiction. Buddhism |
Ravi Zacharias
Hardcover | Pages: 96 pages Rating: 3.96 | 1480 Users | 147 Reviews
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Have you ever wondered what Jesus would say to Mohammed? Or Buddha? Or Oscar Wilde? Maybe you have a friend who practices another religion or admires a more contemporary figure. Drop in on a conversation between Jesus and some well-known individuals whose search for the meaning of life took them in many directions -- and influenced millions. Popular scholar Ravi Zacharias sets a captivating scene in this first in the intriguing Conversations with Jesus books. Through dialogue between Christ and Gautama Buddha that reveals Jesus' warm, impassioned concern for all people, God's true nature is explored. It's a well-priced, hard cover volume readers will want to own, and also share with others.Present Books Toward The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (Great Conversations)
| Original Title: | The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha |
| ISBN: | 157673854X (ISBN13: 9781576738542) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Great Conversations |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 1480 Users | 147 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha (Great Conversations)
In conversation form, Ravi has gently accomplished a continued reminder that ideas have consequences and that Truth and contrast provide clarity.Excellent read for clarity concerning Christ and BuddhaThis short polemical book by Ravi Zacharias showcases some of what is wrong with fundamentalist Christianity. The dialogue between Jesus and Buddha which supposedly presents and compares the Christian and Buddhist religion is a joke. Even as someone who knows very little about Buddhism it is not hard to see that Jesus is up against a straw man Buddha. Some of the other reviews point this out in more detail.A general problem in fundamentalism, which is evident in this book too, is the way that
Zacharias is a Christian absolutist through and through. Christianity, with all its faults and absurdities, is RIGHT. And Buddhism, with its 'Godlessness' and relativism, is WRONG. He uses the social context of Thailand to illustrate how Buddhism fails its followers and how Jesus can be their savior, rescuing them from their karma. You can expect the same level of objectivity that you might find in a fictional conversation narrated by Ronald Reagan between Milton Friedman and Karl Marx.Perhaps a
The author over simplified buddhism.
Horrible, slanted, misinformed view. Arrogant.
Interesting Book and Interesting StyleAs I read, I found myself drawn into the story. I was expecting a list of doctrines and bullet points but got the story of life. How a Buddhist understands life and how a Christian understands life.
I was tempted to give this book three stars because it was thought-provoking, particularly the prologue. That said, Zacharias does a disservice to what he is trying to achieve by the way in which he does it. Parts of the dialogue feel very trivial, as if I am listening to two highly-educated men try to one-up each other all the while knowing the entire discourse is slanted. It makes the Buddha seem very flimsy, with the author's puppeteering obvious. Still, it gave me more to consider and was
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