tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post8487392740544109316..comments2023-08-26T06:24:00.597-06:00Comments on A Reasonable Imagination: John 3:16 and Rival WorldviewsRobert Velardehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-53225585850254996132009-02-26T19:00:00.000-07:002009-02-26T19:00:00.000-07:00A good idea, and like most such, fairly simple.A good idea, and like most such, fairly simple.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-17857258803702848622009-02-23T19:56:00.000-07:002009-02-23T19:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments, Kevin. I don't recall wha...Thanks for the comments, Kevin. I don't recall what was covered in relation to Buddhism in <I>Examining Alternative Medicine</I>. The manuscript was written some ten years ago and coauthored (meaning that no, I did not always agree with my coauthors on every point).<BR/><BR/>Yes, an examination and/or evaluation of any religious tradition needs to be nuanced. In the case of Buddhism some aspects Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-80083726186932648552009-02-23T19:18:00.000-07:002009-02-23T19:18:00.000-07:00Insofar as you include Buddhism in this "New Age" ...Insofar as you include Buddhism in this "New Age" and "New Spirituality", as you do in <I>Examining Alternative Medicine</I>, I don't see it in your re-working of John 3:16. There is no "impersonal force" at least in most forms of Buddhism. Furthermore, I would imagine that most Buddhists who are familiar with Christian scripture would emphasize "partaking of the divine nature" (Peter 1:4), or Kevin Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702922698859174212noreply@blogger.com