Episode Details

Episode Topic: The Relationship Between Buddhism and Christianity in China

This discussion of The Church in Asia focused on the relationship between Buddhism and Christianity in China. In China, Buddhism was in close contact with Confucianism and Taoism almost from the beginning, and ultimately with Christianity, including Catholicism. While Buddhism has distinct teachings on the human person, its mystical teachings have often been found to have a special closeness to mysticism in the Catholic tradition.

Featured Speakers: 

• Gabriel Said Reynolds, Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology and the Director of the World Religions and World Church Program in the Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame
• Xueying Wang, Lecturer in the Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago
• Dr. Robert Gimello, Ph.D., Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame

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This podcast is a part of the The Global Church ThinkND Series titled “The Church in Asia”.

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