Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287) and index.
Contents
Accents of the world's philosophies -- Accents of the world's religions -- Truth in comparative perspective -- Transcendence in traditional China -- Tao now: an ecological testament -- A note on Shinto -- Spiritual discipline in Zen and comparative perspective -- "Celestial mirages": reflections on thought and truth -- India and the infinite -- Vedic religion and the Soma experience -- The importance of the Buddha -- Tibetan chant: inducing the spirit -- The western way: an essay on reason and the given -- The conceptual crisis in the modern west -- Western philosophy as a great religion -- The relevance of the great religions for the modern world -- Another world to live in, or how I teach the introductory course -- This ecumenical moment: what are we seeking? -- Postmodernism's impact on the study of religion.