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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor ebook
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
ISBN: 0385527063, 9780385527064
Page: 421
Format: pdf

(I highly recommend his “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist”.) I do find value in the de-mythologized Buddhism of Batchelor, and I think he argues convincingly Siddhatta Gottama himself. As I post this I should note that Stephen's own latest work, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, is the subject of a review posted yesterday by James Ishmael Ford at his blog Monkey Mind. I think Batchelor's argument is worth discussing here because it succinctly frames what I take to be the fundamental theological issue: the nature of suffering (and, thus, the nature of grace). Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. Book batchelor Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor. They should read Stephen Batchelor's “Confession Of A Buddhist Atheist”. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Can one be a Buddhist without believing in karma, the gods, and the cycle of death and rebirth? 09 Jun 2010 | Posted by Lama Surya Das | 0 Comment. That is the question that Stephen Batchelor sets out to answer. Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? Brad May 23, 2013 at 8:33 am | Permalink | Log in to reply.