Religious Epistemology through Schillebeeckx and Tibetan Buddhism

Jason VonWachenfeldt is the Chair for the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School, USA.

Introduction
The Problem of Objective “Truth” and the Threat of Relativism for Religious Practitioners in the Modern World

Chapter 1
Comparative Theology, Religious Diversity, and the Question of Ultimate Truth

Chapter 2
The “Bridge Concept” and Its Materials

Chapter 3
The Histories of Individuals, and the Context for Their Ideas

Chapter 4
The Roles of Individual Intellect and the Collective Intelligence of the Community in Knowledge Formation

Chapter 5
The Role of the Historical Founders of Religious Traditions in Shaping and Conveying Religious Knowledge, Meaning, and Truth for Contemporary Believers

Chapter 6
The Role and Authority of Personal Experience in the Apophatic Knowledge of Ultimate Reality

Conclusion
Possible Madhyamaka Implications for Catholic Theology

Bibliography
Index