Robbienz

Favour tour de force

Revisado: 08-27-23

I have listened to and read many books like this, but this one is a bit of a standout. It is very clearly written and pushes back more emphatically then many other books of this type do. The book draws from the sources that it critiques in a clear way, pointing out the lack of clear thinking and duplicitous scholarship used to promote the alternate reality. For preparing talks to small groups, this book would be a really great resource to draw upon.

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Wonderful listen

Revisado: 06-13-22

First of all, I would say I found this quite an emotional experience, listening to the author’s personal stories. He sounds awfully French, both in terms of his academic brilliance and his flair for the aesthetic. I’m sure that’s a generalisation LOL.

The overall narrative is (spoiler alert) somewhat of a fairytale. In the end… the princess…

Much of the book is the author’s story of growing up in very secular France. The ride from there to becoming an evangelical Christian with a PhD in philosophy is long and followed a series of steps that we need to take careful not of. Conversions to Christ require the removal of many roadblocks, but green pastures await, replete with intellectual riches.

Thanks so much for writing this book!

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Pleasure versus fear

Revisado: 12-31-16

For Orwell, the state ruled by fear. For Huxley, the state ruled by pleasure. North Korea. The West. For us,, take away our Mobile devices for an hour and we become miserable, having lost the pleasure of instant gratification. God help us when this ends and the state demands more... This books was a fascinating and thought provoking read on my windows 10 phone. Thanks.

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Terribly sad, but also hopeful

Revisado: 10-23-16

Would you listen to Lotus and the Cross again? Why?

Yes, I would certainly listen to this audio book again. It is rich in story and theology (both Buddhist and Christian).This is a very cool book that is actually really really sad, in which Jesus and Buddha travel together and converse in a river boat with a young woman (who is by now a diseased prostitute) and the boat's captain. As they travel, they discuss their respective worldviews and how they play out in relation of the young woman's life and pending death.I'm biased of course (we all are) but honestly I cannot see how Buddhism could offer me anything that I want in this world that comes even close to the love of God and the hope of the future Kingdom of God. It is plain in the story that Jesus connects the diseased and dying young woman to a future hope, a connection to the infinite personal God, who loves and comforts her as she dies, and offers hope and forgiveness into eternity. I feel desperately sad for woman like the one in this fictionalized story, who really do exist in large numbers in Buddhist countries, where in many cases young women are tricked into prostitution, to satisfy the lusts of men, and have no hope or dignity which is exactly what Jesus offers.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Lotus and the Cross?

Seeing the contrast between the hope that Buddhism offers to the young dying prostitute over against what Jesus offers to her.

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?

No clear winner here.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Different beliefs, contrasting hopes.

Any additional comments?

Great book that I really appreciate having as an audio book !!!

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Wow

Revisado: 10-22-16

This is a great book, week narrated, and very educational. And finally does justice to the truth concerning these events of long ago.

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