''Buddhist-Christian Studies'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

covering the historical and contemporary interrelationships between

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

and

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global popula ...

. It includes articles, conference reports, book reviews, and sections on comparative methodology and historical comparisons, as well as ongoing discussions from two dialogue conferences: the Theological Encounter with Buddhism, and the Japan Society for Buddhist–Christian Studies. Since 1987 it has served as the official journal of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, a member of the

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. ''Buddhist-Christian Studies'' appears annually before the November meeting of the

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. From 1987 through 1998 the cover listed contents in both Japanese and English. The first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on

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. Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available in the

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electronic archive. The current editors are Thomas Cattoi and Kristin Johnston Largen.

History

The journal was first published in 1981 by the East-West Religions Project at the

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

after it hosted a conference in Honolulu in June 1980. David W. Chappell (University of Hawaii) served as founding

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, working with Roger Corless and other founding contributors. The

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began distributing the journal in 1984 and became the publisher in 1988. In 1996, the editorship passed to Terry C. Muck and Rita M. Gross. In 2006, the editorship passed to Francis Tiso of the

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. In 2009,

Mahinda Deegalle Mahinda Deegalle is a scholar and writer who teaches at Bath Spa University. In 2000, he held the Numata Professorship in Buddhist Studies at McGill University. He writes both in Sinhala and English. Life Deegalle is the author of ''Popularizing Bu ...

(

Bath Spa University Bath Spa University is a public university in Bath, England, with its main campus at Newton Park, about west of the centre of the city. The university has other campuses in the city of Bath, and one at Corsham Court in Wiltshire. The inst ...

) became editor. In 2012, Wakoh Shannon Hickey began editing the journal. In 2013, she was joined by co-editor C. Denise Yarbrough.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the ATLA Religion Database, Asian Religious Studies Information, Religion Indexes,

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, and

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References

External links

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''Buddhist-Christian Studies''
at Project Muse
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies homepage

Council of Societies for the Study of Religion homepage

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buddhist-Christian Studies Buddhism and Christianity Buddhist studies journals Christianity studies journals Publications established in 1981 English-language journals University of Hawaiʻi Press academic journals Annual journals

History

Abstracting and indexing

See also

References

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