Buddhism, Christianity, and Science in Dialogue         The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a grant of more than $43,000 to Dr. Paul D. Numrich of the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, Ohio for a project entitled "Comparative Religious Perspectives on Science: Buddhism and Christianity." This project will facilitate dialogue about science among Buddhist and Christian scholars, philosophers, and theologians, thereby enriching current knowledge and challenging common assumptions in the science and religion field. The highlight of the project will be a two-day conference featuring Buddhist and Christian speakers and open to the public, the media, scholars and educators, religious leaders, and other interested parties. Conference presentations will form the core of an eventual edited volume.         This project will broaden the intellectual scope and widen the religious representation of the science and religion field, drawing interest in the religious insights that Buddhism has to offer and in the dynamic interchange of ideas between Buddhists and Christians. Even veterans of science and religion discussions will find something new to ponder here. This project will help to make the case to funding agents and research institutes to support multi-religious dialogue about science and religion.         The project has three expert advisors: Dr. Thomas Kasulis, Professor of Japanese Religions and Asian and Western Philosophies, Ohio State University; Dr. Donald Luck, T. A. Kantonen Professor of Theology, Trinity Lutheran Seminary; and Dr. George Murphy, adjunct faculty in Science-Theology Dialogue and Systematic Theology, Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Contact: Dr. Paul D. Numrich, pnumrich@mtso.edu, 740-362-3443 for more information.