The Faith to Doubt: Glimpses of Buddhist Uncertainty

by Stephen Batchelor

Book Overview

Kierkegaard said that faith without doubt is simply credulity, the will to believe too readily, especially without adequate evidence, and that "in Doubt can Faith begin." All people involved in spiritual practice, of whatever persuasion, must confront doubt at one time or another, and find a way beyond it to belief, however temporary. But "faith is not equivalent to mere belief. Faith is the condition of ultimate confidence that we have the capacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619025353
• ISBN13: 9781619025356
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"