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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 294.37 EAN: 9780861713653 ISBN: 0861713656 Label: Wisdom Publications Manufacturer: Wisdom Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: June 25, 2003 Publisher: Wisdom Publications Studio: Wisdom Publications Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Jones presents an astute, well-informed, and balanced analysis of the philosophy, history, and future of socially relevant Buddhism. At a time when clear social action is needed more than ever, The New Social Face of Buddhism is vital reading for activists, scholars, and everyone seeking to transform their spiritual practice into a force for social, political, and global change. A groundbreaking work, Jones's book is a wellspring of inspiration that should not be missed. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fantastic TreatiseJones's treatise of the sometimes contentious subject of socially engaged buddhism is well-researched and constructed. This is a great book for experienced practitioners as well as beginners. I highly recommend this book any buddhist or socially concerned individual. Rating:  - a Buddhist social theoryAs Jones notes, traditional Buddhist teachings tend to lack much in the way of social teachings other than basic injunctions to kings on how to rule justly. This has much to do with the social and historical context in which Buddhism originated, where there wasn't really any traditional of social theory (though Buddhism did develop highly complex psychological theories). In this day and age of major social crises, Jones argues we can no longer afford to pay attention to the ethical implications of ... Read More Rating: - Socially Engaged BuddhismThis text calls us to contemplate deeply on the nature of Right Action as the Buddha taught it, and thus offers a truly remarkable look at the Buddhist way of life, both early and modern, in company with several of it's most demanding perspectives. Author Ken Jones instructs us how important it is to develop altruistic intentions and carry them out in this modern society, extending our scope of compassionate reaction to the world community at large. Buddhist morality is a morality of intention, after ... Read More 
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