{"product":{"product_id":"185168963X","title":"Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian","price":"13.01","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ahQlofHuL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/185168963X"},"comments":[{"body":"Paul F Knitter wrote a book called “Without Buddha I could not be a Christian” that I (a former Christian but now in search mode) have read twice in the last 6 months. It’s unreal! It’s so good and I couldn’t help but think you a Catholic may really enjoy it, he is a former catholic university teacher too so it’s not a Protestant (which is the brand of Christianity I grew up) so his Catholicism and love for Buddhism may really connect with you. I hope you get a chance to read the book and it helps you on your journey! This post has some great comments! Glad I could read through them! \r\n\r\nWithout Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian https://www.amazon.com/dp/185168963X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_IUhMBb0DWPA4N","subreddit_name":"Buddhism","author":"outhousesmeller"},{"body":"It's both possible *and* is a thing!\r\n\r\nI am most familiar with Catholics picking up Zen such as [Sister Elaine MacInnes.](https://mattandjojang.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/sr-elaine-mcinnes-catholic-nun-and-zen-master/) You may also find [this article called \"Zen Catholic\"](https://tricycle.org/magazine/zen-catholic/) by Thomas Moore interesting. There's the book [*Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian*](https://www.amazon.com/Without-Buddha-Could-Not-Christian/dp/185168963X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1\u0026amp;keywords=Without+Buddha+I+Could+Not+Be+a+Christian\u0026amp;qid=1607201580\u0026amp;sr=8-1) by Paul F. Knitter you might be interested in. You also may be interested in the writings and talks given by [Richard Rohr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rohr), a Franciscan friar who is known for tackling non-duality which is an incredibly dominant view in Zen, but he finds Biblical support for non-duality within Christianity.","subreddit_name":"Buddhism","author":"monkey_sage"},{"body":"Many Catholics have cross pollinated with Buddhism. Give \"Without Buddha I Could Not Be A Christian\" by Paul F.  Knitter a look.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Without-Buddha-Could-Not-Christian/dp/185168963X","subreddit_name":"Buddhism","author":"beautifulweeds"},{"body":"\u0026gt;Just like mammal encompasses a range of creatures from whales to gerbils, likewise Buddhism can encompass something very broad and diverse.\r\n\r\nwhich is why i said \"incompatible\" things. \"Mammals\" are pretty concrete. buddhism as a category isn't.\r\n\r\nlike \"four truths\" and \"buddha never spoke a single word of truth.\" How could those be put in the same category?\r\n\r\n\u0026gt;In this case, when someone says Buddhism we know he doesn't follow the Koran or the Torah or the Bible\r\n\r\nuhh... it took me like 8 seconds to find [this](http://www.amazon.com/Without-Buddha-Could-Not-Christian/dp/185168963X) *and* [this](http://o-meditation.com/2012/04/21/the-unknown-life-of-jesus-osho/). So i still don't know that it really \"narrows down\" anything.\r\n\r\n","subreddit_name":"zen","author":"theksepyro"}]}