Society for Buddhist –Christian Studies Annual Meeting
October 29-30, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Friday, October 29
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies and
Women and Religion Section
4:00–6:30 pm

Miriam Levering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Presiding

Theme: The Scholarly Contributions of Rita M. Gross

This panel provides a critical look at the scholarly contributions of Rita M. Gross. Each panelist examines a particular aspect of the wide ranging body of work of Rita Gross.

Panelists:

Judith Simmer Brown, Naropa Institute
Tibetan Buddhist Studies
Kathleen Erndl, Florida State University
Teacher and Mentor
Nancy Falk, Western Michigan University
Colleague
Paul Knitter, Union Theological Seminary
Contributions to Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
Terry C. Muck, Asbury Theological Seminary
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Pacific School of Religion
Feminism

Responding: Rita Gross, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire


Saturday, October 30
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies
9:00–11:30 am

Terry C. Muck, Asbury Theological Seminary, presiding

Theme: Can/Should Buddhists and Christians do Theology/Buddhology Together?

Panel Discussion:
Grace Burford, Prescott College
Wendy Farley, Emory University
John Makransky, Boston College
Amos Yong, Regent University

11:00 am Business Meeting

Call for Papers

Soceity for Buddhist-Christian Studies
Graduate Student Essay Award Competition

As part of our effort to encourage the participation of graduate students in Buddhist-Christian studies, the Society is initiating a graduate student essay award competition.

We are currently accepting papers in the area of Buddhist-Christian studies written by graduate students for one of their classes. Faculty members are asked to recommend the students with the best papers to submit them for consideration of this award.

To submit a paper, please email it to Karen Enriquez at enriquek@bc.edu. Together with your submission, please include a cover letter that includes your name, your program, your institution, email address, the class for which the paper was written, and the professor of that class. Deadline for submission is May 30, 2010.

The winner of the competition will receive a $500 award and must present the paper during the annual meeting of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies in Atlanta, GA from Oct. 30-Nov.1, 2010.

For more information about the essay competition, please email Karen Enriquez at enriquek@bc.edu.