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My own books on Buddhism are:
Seeking
Religion: Buddhism - for students at key stage 3
This
book offers a factual, balanced and culturally sensitive approach
to
Buddhism, along with opportunities for students to explore and reflect on
their own beliefs and values, in the light of Buddhist teaching.
Buddhism: a new
approach
- for GCSE
This
book combines a factual outline of the lifestyle, beliefs and practices of the
Buddhist community, with questions and activities to stimulate
imaginative empathy and to encourage personal reflection.
(The original edition was written jointly with Steve Clarke, who has
now written a new edition.)
Teach Yourself
101 Key Ideas:
Buddhism
Key
Ideas are set out on each page, with cross references. This book is out of print, but used copies may be
available on Amazon.
Two books that I've found
particularly useful are Stephen Batchelor's Buddhism without
Beliefs, which sets out the core of Buddhist teaching,
presenting it in an absolutely undogmatic way, as ideas to be
examined - great for anyone who is rather suspicious of the
'religious' presentation of Buddhism, but wants to engage with
its key ideas. The other, of a more practical nature is Thick
Nhat Hahn's classic The Miracle of Mindfulness, which
shows the practicality and benefit of careful awareness in every
aspect of life - a treat for anyone of any religious persuasion
or none. And, of course, anything by the Dalai Lama is gently
spiritual and shot through with a deep humanity.
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