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Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies

The Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies was founded in 1987 to provide an ongoing organization for those committed to study, reflection, interchange and practice arising out of Buddhist-Christian encounter.

Following a pattern of international conferences in Hawaii (1980, 1984) and Berkeley (1987), the Society co-sponsors major international conferences approximately every four years in conjunction with various academic and religious institutions. Previous conference were held in Boston in 1992, Chicago in 1996 and in Tacoma, Washington, in 2000.

Each November, the Society meets one day prior to the annual national meeting of the American Academy of Religion. These meetings provide a regular opportunity for Buddhist-Christian interchange between major international meetings. The Society also develops resources helpful for Buddhist-Christian encounter and facilitates more specialized or regional meetings.

The purposes of the Society are:

1. To serve as a coordinating body supporting activities related to the comparative study of, and the practical interaction between, Buddhism and Christianity, whether by groups or individuals.

2. To encourage those who report on Buddhist-Christian dialogue and comparative study to employ analytical and theoretical tools and to set their discussion within the framework of our larger human history.

3. To be as inclusive as possible in all its activities, seeking a balance with regard to geography, ethnicity, age, sex, denomination or lineage, cultural tradition, and leadership in both academic and religious institutions, and in the public and private sectors.

PUBLICATIONS

Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the journal Buddhist-Christian Studies and the Newsletter. The Journal is published annually, making available new and important contributions to Buddhist-Christian exchange. The Society's Newsletter is published twice a year. It includes news and announcements about many events around the globe that would be of interest to Society members as well as ongoing news about the Society and the events that it sponsors.

Buddhist-Christian Studies Journal Online, Volume 21 (2000)

MEMBERSHIP

Present membership is approximately 450 members. Membership in the Society includes subscriptions to the Buddhist-Christian Studies and to the Society's Newsletter.

Dues:
Regular membership: $45
Student/Senior (over 65): $25
Monastics: $25

Information on membership may be obtained from Ruben F. Habito: rhabito@mail.smu.edu.

OFFICERS OF THE SBCS

PRESIDENT
Stephanie Kaza
UVM Environmental Program
1535 Prospect St.
Burlington, VT  05401
Email: skaza@zoo.uvm.edu

VICE-PRESIDENT
Harry L. Wells
Dept of Religious Studies
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521-4957
Email: hlw2@humbolt.edu

SECRETARY
Frances Adeney
Louisville Seminary
1044 Alta Vista Rd.
Louisville, KY  40205-1798
Email: fadeney@lpts.edu

TREASURER
Gene Reeves
201 Taiyoso
1-17-4 Wada
Suginami-ku
Tokyo 166-0012 Japan
Email: reeves@gol.com

PAST PRESIDENT
Ruben F. Habito
Perkins School of Theology
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX  75275-0133
E-mail: rhabito@mail.smu.edu

JOURNAL CO-EDITORS

Rita Gross
126 Gilbert Avenue
Eau Claire, WI  54701
Phone: 715-834-9612
E-mail: grossrm@uwec.edu

Francis Tiso
United State Conference of Catholic Bishops
E-mail: ftiso@usccb.org

NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Harry L. Wells
Dept of Religious Studies
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA  95521-4957
E-mail: hlw2@humbolt.edu

EXECUTIVE LIASON
Claude Welch
Graduate Theological Union
2400 Ridge Rd.
Berkeley, CA  94709
Phone: 510-548-9236
E-mail: claudew2@juno.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Paul Ingram
Nominations Committee Chair
Pacific Lutheran University
E-mail: ingrampo@plu.edu

Don Mitchell
Book Awards Committee Chair
Purdue University
E-mail: dmitch@purdue.edu

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Valerie Karras
Southern Methodist University
E-mail: vkarras@smu.edu

Mark Unno
University of Oregon
E-mail: munno@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Miriam Levering
University of Tennessee
E-mail: mleverin@utk.edu

Jose Cabezon
University of California
Santa Barbara
E-mail: jcabezon@religion.ucsb.edu

John Borelli
Georgetown University
E-mail: borellij@georgetown.edu

Alice Keefs
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
E-mail: jakeefe@uwsp.edu

Amos Yong
Regent University
E-mail: ayong@regent.edu

Leo Lefebure
Georgetown University
E-mail: vkarras@uci.edu

CONTACT

For further information on the SBCS, please contact:

   Frances Adeney
   Louisville Seminary
   1044 Alta Vista Road
   Louisville, KY  40205

  E-mail: fadeney@lpts.edu

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