Listening to Shin Buddhism

Starting Points of Modern Dialogue

edited by Michael Pye

Book cover: Listening to Shin Buddhism

Extent: 320 pages

Publisher: Equinox Publishing

Subjects: Asian/Pacific Studies & Religions, Buddhist Studies

Series: Eastern Buddhist Voices

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(February 2012)

ISBN: 9781908049179

Price: $39.95

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Hardback (Published)

(February 2012)

ISBN: 9781908049162

Price: $39.95

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In the early twentieth century, The Eastern Buddhist Journal pioneered the presentation of Buddhism to the west and encouraged the west’s engagement in interpretation. This interactive process increased dramatically in the postwar period, when dialogue between Buddhist and Christian thought began to take off in earnest. These debates attracted not only Zen voices but also thinkers from the Shin Buddhist tradition. This book brings together a wide range of classic writings from the 1950s to the 1970s which have significantly influenced subsequent Buddhist-Christian dialogue.


In the early twentieth century, The Eastern Buddhist Journal pioneered the presentation of Buddhism to the west and encouraged the west’s engagement in interpretation. This interactive process increased dramatically in the postwar period, when dialogue between Buddhist and Christian thought began to take off in earnest. These debates attracted not only Zen voices but also thinkers from the Shin Buddhist tradition. This book brings together a wide range of classic writings from the 1950s to the 1970s which have significantly influenced subsequent Buddhist-Christian dialogue.

  • Edited by Michael Pye