Soaring and Settling Rita M. Gross

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A study of the ways in which Eastern wisdom traditions can affect our lives. The author first considers the methodological issues related to being a feminist Buddhist in North America, she then focuses on lifestyle issues, and concludes with theological questions which arise within the faith.

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Soaring and Settling: Buddhist Perspectives on Social and Theological Issues by Rita M. Gross

Continuum congratulates Rita M. Gross on being the recipient of the 1999 Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award.As a practicing Buddhist for over 20 years, Rita Gross is concerned with how Eastern wisdom traditions transform our lives, and are themselves transformed by contact with the wisdom of the West.Rita Gross considers lifestyle issues, from conception to death and grieving; social issues such as population control, work and family, and environmental ethics; and theological issues such as the use of goddess images in Buddhism, and several fascinating practices from Gross's own Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist tradition.

Soaring and Settling Reviews

A treat and a challenge, this book is highly recommended ... a very special contribution to the field. -Library Journal
Rita Gross must be commended for her 'soaring' and dynamic presentation of the continuing impact of Buddhist tradition on contemporary America. This book is a valuable study for those interested in gender studies and the modern interaction between Indic religions and indigenous American culture. --James Kenneth Powell II, International Journal of Hindu Studies, 1999

About Rita M. Gross

Rita M. Gross was Professor of Comparative Studies in Religion at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA.

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Sku

NPB9780826411136

ISBN 13

9780826411136

ISBN 10

0826411134

Title

Soaring and Settling: Buddhist Perspectives on Social and Theological Issues by Rita M. Gross

Author

Rita M. Gross

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year published

19981001

Number of pages

256

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