Category: Buddhist-Christian Studies

Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 21 (2001)

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EDITORIAL, p. iii
In Memoriam: Wilfred Cantwell Smith
In Memoriam: Winston L. King

VIOLENCE, NONVIOLENCE, PEACE
In two papers from the 1999 International Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter Group, David Lochhead and Michio T. Shinozaki write about violence and peace from Christian and Buddhist perspectives.

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Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 20 (2000)

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EDITORIAL, p. iii

CONSUMERISM AND ECOLOGY
Although it is both possible and legitimate to object to consumerism on moral and theological grounds, one of the most compelling arguments against the economic system that currently dominates the world is ecological. Consumerism is depleting our resources and ruining the environment. Gordon Kaufman and Stephanie Kaza relate different aspects of the problem in papers presented at the 1998 International Buddhist-Christian Theological Encounter in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 19 (1999)

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EDITORIAL, pp. iii-iv

TEXTS
Both Buddhism and Christianity rely on religious texts as an important part of their history, beliefs, and practices. Rich perspectives can be gained when we look at one another’s texts through our respective tradition’s eyes. Often we find rich resonances. We also find provocative differences.

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Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 18 (1998)

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[This volume is available online in JSTOR.]

EDITORIAL, pp. iii-iv

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Diversity because of sect, religion, ethnicity, philosophical heritage, economic ideology, and gender have created injustice for many who end up on the wrong side of divides created by power imbalances. We must repent of the disparities and join together in the search for unity, environmental health, economic justice, and gender equality.

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Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 17 (1997)

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EDITORIAL, pp. iii-iv

ZEN
The Buddhist-Christian dialogue flourishes in the practice of zazen. Why does Zen practice provide such a fertile meeting ground? These two articles explore possible areas of explanation: the mode of Zen “discourse,” comparative religious hermeneutics, and the instructive life of a central Zen personality.

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Buddhist-Christian Studies, vol. 15 (1995)

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JAPANESE BUDDHIST DEATH AND DYING

Social Action and Personal Benefits in Contemporary Japanese Buddhism, pp. 3-17
Ian Reader

May the Deceased Get Enlightenment! An Aspect of the Enculturation of Buddhism in Japan, pp. 19-42
Yasuaki Nara

Protestant Perspectives on Ancestor Worship in Japanese Buddhism: The Funeral and the Buddhist Altar, pp. 43-59
Dickson Kazuo Yagi

Japanese Buddhist Hospice and Shunkô Tashiro, pp. 61-65
Fuki Ikeuchi and Alison Freund

Thinking of Life Through Death: A Question of Life, pp. 67-85
Shunkô Tashiro

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