Buddhist-Christian Dialogue as Christian Exchange

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part 1: Contemporary Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and the Issue of Doctrinal Presuppositions
1 Buddhist-Christian Dialogue in the Context of the Three Classic Theologies of Religions - Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism - and Comparative Theology as a New Approach in Interfaith Dialogue
2 An Examination of Doctrinal Presuppositions in Mahayana Buddhism as a Foundation for Assessing Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Human Perfection as Buddhahood
3 An Examination of Doctrinal Presuppositions in Orthodox Christianity as a Foundation for Assessing Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Human Perfection as Deification
4 A Revisiting of Pluralism in Light of the Doctrinal Foundations of Orthodox Christianity and Mahayana Buddhism and Its Impact on Buddhist and Christian Dual Belonging

Part 2: A Critical Assessment of the Founding Fathers of Contemporary Buddhist-Christian Dialogue as a Lead towards Comparative Theology
5 Kitaro Nishida (1870-1945): The First Modern Japanese Philosopher Encounters Christianity
6 Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990): Defeating Western Nihilism with the Resources of Zen Buddhism
7 Masao Abe (1915-2006): The Work of a Zen Apostle to the Western World
8 John B. Cobb Jr. (b. 1925): Process Theology as a Resource for Renewing both Buddhism and Christianity
9 Comparative Theology and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue

Conclusion
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