A new updated edition of Professor Knitter's honest, unflinching account of re-finding one's faithWithout Buddha I Could not be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F.Knitter, overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration.From prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can encourage a more person-centred conception of Christianity where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second. Moving and revolutionary, this edition comes with a new conclusion – ‘Jesus and Buddha Both Come First!’‘A compelling example of religious inquiry.’ New York Times‘One of the finest contemporary books on the encounter between religions in the heart and soul of a single thoughtful person.’ Library Journal