Soaring and Settling: Buddhist Perspectives on Social and Theological Issues
When three very different elements come together in one life, it can make for very interesting reading, and so it is with feminist Buddhist theologian Gross's new work (after Feminism & Religion, LJ 9/15/96). Her opening autobiographical section explains how she became a feminist, a Buddhist, and a scholar. Uniting heart and head through involvement with a particular religious tradition renders her scholarship in religious history both controversial and intriguing. Gross discusses social issues ranging from environmental ethics to children's rights and religious issues from immanence and transcendence in women's religious experience to the feminine principle in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. Her courageous willingness to reveal how these issues affect her personally makes for powerful reading. A treat and a challenge, this book is highly recommended for all public and academic libraries as a very special contribution to the field.?David Bourquin, California State Univ., San BernardinoCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.