Buddhism

David Burton is Senior Lecturer in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics in the School of Humanities at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

• Introduction1. The Problem of Suffering2. Karma and Rebirth3. Evil, Freedom and Other Ethical Issues4. Concepts of Buddha5. The Varieties of Emptiness6. Language and Reality 7. Religious DiversityConclusion.BibliographyIndex

"David Burton offers a vital and welcome corrective to the narrowness of Western philosophy of religion by confronting it with the Buddhist traditions. He brings an assured scholarship to a sympathetic but critical examination of major Buddhist doctrines and philosophical debates, and he does so with economy, lucidity and eloquence."- Michael McGhee, University of Liverpool, UK."Since Burton’s Buddhism breaks new ground insofar as it frames a Buddhist philosophy of religion and challenges the Christocentric paradigm, it makes for worthwhile reading for everyone interested in Buddhism and/or philosophy of religion and can function as a textbook for courses in these field of study. It commences a conversation that is sorely needed."- Gereon Kopf, Luther College, USA