A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Wallace compares Christian and Buddhist contemplative practices and places both in dialogue with philosophy of mind and scientific accounts of consciousness.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It makes a specific Buddhist–Christian encounter available while keeping each speaker’s standpoint and the difference between practice, doctrine, and evidence visible.
Good starting place if…
You want a detailed bridge among meditation, Christian contemplation, Buddhist practice, and philosophy of mind.
Know before you begin…
Comparative and philosophical claims are not themselves experimental findings; quantum and consciousness proposals are contested.