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A Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

In this four-part blog series, a Christian seminary professor and scholar of Buddhism explains how the Buddha’s teaching has made him a keener observer of the human condition, particularly the aging process. The four posts of this blog series move through (1) the author’s academic study of Buddhism and love of basketball, (2) the story of Prince Siddhartha becoming the Buddha, (3) the Buddha’s teaching, and (4) what the author has learned from the Buddha about the human condition.

Former SBCS President, Leo Lefebure, reflects upon his summer travels to Thailand in this blog, including the meeting of the Buddhist Studies and Dialogue Group of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific at the Seven Fountains Jesuit Retreat Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Former SBCS President, Leo Lefebure, reflects upon a May 2023 visit to Bangkok to participate in a meeting of the Buddhist Studies and Dialogue Group of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific in Chiang Mai.

We are pleased to spotlight graduate student members of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. If you would like to be featured, please contact us via the form on our website or email info@society-buddhist-christian-studies.org. This feature highlights Georgetown University doctoral student: Alaina Keller.

We are pleased to spotlight graduate student members of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. If you would like to be featured, please contact us via the form on our website or email info@society-buddhist-christian-studies.org. This feature highlights University of Georgia doctoral student, Chera Jo Watts.

By: Julius-Kei Kato This past summer, our family welcomed Mochi, an 8-week-old, "to-die-for" cute Mini-Schnauzer. We'd been looking for the ideal dog for a while,

The Parliament of the World's Religions 2023 will occur August 14-18, 2023, with the theme, “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights.” Early

At the recent meeting of the European Academy of Religion held in Bologna (Italy) in June 2022, scholars from all over the world were finally

“Mindfulness” is one of the buzziest of buzzy words in our contemporary culture, and it shows up almost everywhere. Read more on mindfulness in our newest blog, contributed by Kristen Johnston Largen, president of Wartburg Theological Seminary, and the current co-editor of Buddhist-Christian Studies.