After Buddhism: A Workbook

Each time the teachings of the Buddha have entered a new culture outside their Indian birthplace they have to undergo renewal and reinterpretation so as to gain traction in the new host society. Stephen Batchelors work represents a landmark in Buddhisms sinking roots in the modern west and his After Buddhism is his most systematic contribution to the process. What is being left behind by the after in the title are conventional accounts of the teachings not their true beating heart.After Buddhism: a workbook is the consummate guide to this thought-provoking work. It provides a basis for periodic group and individual study of Batchelors text. Winton Higginss humorous easy-to-read book offers a fresh and accessible commentary on After Buddhism without compromising the depth of Batchelors experience scholarship and ideas. Jim Champions astute questions encourage readers to use Batchelors reissue of the Buddhas teachings to reflect more deeply on the lives theyre leading the individuals theyre becoming and the world we inhabit.