Dr Peter Senge author of the Fifth Discpline, addressing a conference of pastors, his first such appearance before a Christian audience.
“Well, …I don’t normally speak to pastors. Actually, I was thinking about that very question yesterday when I was in a large bookstore. I asked the bookstore manager what the most popular books are these days. Most popular, he said were books about how to get rich in the new information economy, which didn’t surprise me.”
Dr Senge continued, “Second most popular, the manager said, were books about spirituality, and in particular, books about Buddhism. And so when I thought about speaking to five hundred Christian pastors today, I thought I’d begin by asking all of you a question: why are books on Buddhism so popular, and not books on Christianity?”
“I think it’s because Buddhism presents itself as a way of life, and Christianity presents itself as a system of belief. So I would want to get Christian ministers thinking about how to rediscover their own faith as a way of life, because that’s what people are searching for today. That’s what they need the most.”
Wonder why?
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