The Strongest Case, Book 3
Christianity vs Buddhism
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The Strongest Case for Each Path
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About the book
The strongest case for Christianity. The strongest case for Buddhism. No thumb on the scale.
Christianity and Buddhism are usually pictured as two routes up a single mountain. This book takes them more seriously than that. It argues that they do not simply give different answers to the same question; they begin from different places, ask different questions, and reach for different ends. The honest thing to do is to let each one speak in full.
So each tradition makes its own case here, at its strongest. Christianity begins with a person: a God who made you on purpose, a brokenness that needs healing, the gift of grace, and the hope of being raised to a life that never ends. Buddhism begins somewhere else entirely: the truth of suffering, the self that may be an illusion, the wheel of endless becoming, and the freedom found in waking up and letting go.
Then the two traditions turn and put their sharpest questions to each other, and meet, now and then, on common ground that neither expected.
The author writes as a referee, not a judge. Both sides are given their full strength, and the reader is trusted to weigh them.
Book Three in The Strongest Case series.
The verdict is yours.
What's inside
- Introduction
- Part One: The Case for Christianity, at Full Strength
- Chapter 1: The God Who Is There
- Chapter 2: Made in His Image
- Chapter 3: The Gift of Grace
- Chapter 4: The Hope of Resurrection
- Part Two: The Case for Buddhism, at Full Strength
- Chapter 5: The Truth of Suffering
- Chapter 6: The Self That Isn't There
- Chapter 7: The Eightfold Path
- Chapter 8: The End of Craving
- Part Three: The Cross-Examination
- Chapter 9: The Personal and the Impersonal
- Chapter 10: Self and No-Self
- Chapter 11: The Diagnosis and the Cure
- Chapter 12: The Teacher and the Savior
- Part Four: The Open Questions
- Chapter 13: Where Each Side Stands
- Chapter 14: Weighing It Fairly
- The Verdict Is Yours
Reader reviews
"I appreciated how this book approaches Christianity and Buddhism without trying to force the reader toward one conclusion. It gives each tradition room to explain its beliefs, goals, and understanding of human suffering on its own terms."
"I appreciated how this gave a fair look at both Christianity and Buddhism without feeling biased or dismissive. It challenged me to think deeper about my own faith while helping me better understand another perspective."
"It explains both sides without judgement. You are the judge based upon your own feelings."