SBCS Collective Statement
A statement regarding our current situation addressed to all members of SBCS and to all our colleagues.

“Ethnic” and “Convert” Buddhists in the West and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Professor Thomas Cattoi (Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University) shares insights regarding Buddhist-Christian interactions among practitioners and ongoing, evolving dialogues.

Ongoing Virtual Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue
Contributed by: Leo Lefebure, Georgetown UniversityThe Catholic Theological Union is starting a new online Buddhist-Catholic dialogue to facilitate dialogue on how Buddhists and Catholics can

In the Time of Coronavirus…
Mark Unno, University of OregonWhen we look back upon this time, say a decade from now, it will likely have left an indelible impression on

Two Statues – The Same Practice
By Bjorn Philip Beer“Why do you have a statue of Jesus meditating next to a Buddha statue?” a friend asked as they looked at my

A Christian encounter with Chinese Buddhism in Suzhou
By Ben Van Overmeire and Amy WesterhoffPhotographs by Jingying Yao Introduction (Ben Van Overmeire)Close to the bustle of Han Shan temple in Suzhou lies West

WCC/CWM conference in Nairobi, Kenya
Our own Dr. Hsiao-Lan Hu was invited to join an interreligious consultation on Dialogue and Liberation co-organized by The Council for World Mission and The

Reflections on the 2019 SBCS Meeting
By Kristen LargenAt the Society for Buddhist Christian Studies meeting last week at the American Academy of Religion Conference, we had two fabulous panels that

Tribute for Gene Reeves
Dr. Gene Reeves, longtime Treasurer of the Society, died on May 8 at his home in Chicago, cared for by his loving wife Yayoi. Here

Buddhist-Christian dialogue in Bologna and in Pistoia
Thomas CattoiGraduate Theological Union, BerkeleyIn 2016, the Italian city of Bologna – which hosts one of the oldest universities in the world -hosted the inaugural


