Perspectives

“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.

For the last seven years I have been developing a new research competency around child sexual abuse and traumatic wounding, specifically as these have played out in recent decades in the Catholic church’s global abuse crisis. My efforts and the efforts of those with whom I have collaborated focus less upon mere description of the crisis in favor of what now seems to be the church’s unfinished business of developing, theologically, a victims-first approach to the crisis, centered on healing. A victims-first approach would commit the entire church – the people of God – to the causes of prevention, protection, healing, and hope.

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

Professor Thomas Cattoi (Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University) shares insights regarding Buddhist-Christian interactions among practitioners and ongoing, evolving dialogues.

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

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

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

By Hsiao-Lan Hu University of Detroit MercyIn recent years I have been made to become increasingly aware of the convergence of my “in-between” identities in

By Leo D. LefebureBuddhist-Christian relations always occur within a broader context that involves followers of other religious traditions as well. Over the last two years

The following is a guest post from Valerie Hellerman, Executive Director of Hands on Global, a registered US based non profit working both domestically and