salzburg 2007

Seventh Conference of the
European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies

Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions

In Cooperation with the
Center for Intercultural Theology and Study of Religions

Information, Fotos and Podcast of the conference avaliable here.

St. Virgil/Salzburg (Austria), 8.-11.6.2007


1. Programme
2. Speakers
3. Cultural programe

 


1. Programme



Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions

Seventh Conference of the
European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies
In Cooperation with the
Center for Intercultural Theology and
the Study of Religions / University of Salzburg
St. Virgil/Salzburg, 8.-11.6.2007
 
Friday, 8. June

Arrivals, Registration
18.00-19.00    Supper
19.15-19.30    Opening of the Conference by the President of the Network
                         John May (Dublin/Ireland)
                         Greetings
                         Gregor Maria Hoff (University of Salzburg/Austria)
19.30-20.00   Introduction to the Conference-Topic and Programme
                        Perry Schmidt-Leukel (Glasgow/UK)
20.00-21.00    Introduction of Conference Participants (plenary)
       

Saturday, 9. June

    I. Basic Reflections
07.30-08.00    Meditation
08.00-09.00    Breakfast
09.00-09.45    Buddhist Attitudes to Other Religions: An Overview
                          Kristin Beise Kiblinger (Winthrop/USA)
09.45-10.30    Buddhist Inclusivism: Is Buddhism the Superior Way?
                          John Makransky (Boston/USA)
10.30-11.00    Coffee
11.00-12.00    Discussion
12.00        Lunch

15.00-15.45    Buddhist Pluralism: Can Buddhism Accept Other Religions As Equal Ways?
                           Kenneth Tanaka (Tokyo/Japan)
15.45-16.30    Between Controversy and Ecumenism: Inner-Buddhist Relationships
                            Peter Harvey (Sunderland/UK)
16.30-17.00    Coffee
17.00-18.00    Discussion
18.00-19.00    Supper
19.30-20.30    Student/Research Papers (in parallel groups)

Mader, Melanie, Germany Apoaroching other religious

Dr. Velez, Abraham, US, From Buddhist Inclusivism to Buddhist Pluralism

Dr. Anders, Melin, Sweden, Environmental Philosophy in Christianity and Buddhism. Meeting Places for a Dialogue.

Drew, Rose, Glasgow, Making sense of BC dual religious identity: Jesus Christ and the Buddha

Santa Priyo Borua,India, Buddhism is not religion


Sunday, 10. June

    II. Inter-Faith Relations
07.30-08.15    Christian Service
08.15-09.00    Breakfast
09.00-09.45    Buddhist – Hindu Relationships
                            Perry Schmidt-Leukel (Glasgow/UK)
09.45-10.30    Buddhist – Muslim Relationships
                           Alexander Berzin (Berlin)
10.30-11.00    Coffee
11.00-12.00    Discussion
12.00        Lunch

15.00-15.45    Buddhist – Christian Relationships
                            Andreas Grünschloß (Göttingen/Germany)
15.45-16.30    Buddhist – Jewish Relationships
                            Nathan Katz (Miami/USA)
16.30-17.00    Coffee
17.00-18.00    Discussion
18.00-19.00    Supper
19.30-20.30    Student/Research Papers (in parallel groups)

Kurt, Krammer, Mag., Austria, 30 years of Buddhism in Salzburg

Allemann, Andreas, Germany, The Trinity , Pneumatology and Salvation History: Exploring a Topological Approach to Christian Inclusivism.

Jason, Monson, UK, Buddhist contributions to development, poverty alleniation

Storsen Haug Kari Ms, Norway, This is all about kamma. Thai Buddhist Interpretations of selected Old Testament Wisdom Texts




Monday, 11. June
   
    III. Conclusion
07.30-08.00    Meditation
08.00-09.00    Breakfast
09.00-09.45    Buddhist and Christian Attitudes to Other Religions Compared
                            Paul Knitter (New York/USA)
09.45-10.15    Two Responses (Buddhist and Christian)
10.15-10.45    Coffee
10.45-11.45    Concluding Discussion
11.45-12.00    Farewell
12.00        Lunch

Departure


2. Speakers

Prof. John D'Arcy May


 
Prof. John D’Arcy May teaches Inter-Faith Dialogue and Ecumenics at the University of Dublin/Ireland. He is the currently the President of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies. John has published widely in this field, most recently “Transcendence and Violence: The Encounter of Buddhist, Christian and Primal Traditions” (Continuum 2000).


Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel



Prof. Perry Schmidt-Leukel teaches Inter-Faith Studies at the University of Glasgow/UK. He published widely on Buddhism, Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Theology of Religions, most recently “Understanding Buddhism” (Dunedin 2006).


 Assistant Professor Kristen Kiblinger


 
Prof. Kirsten Kiblinger teaches Buddhism, Philosophy of Religion and Comparative Theology at Winthrop University/USA.
She is the author of “Buddhist Inclusivism. Attitudes Towards Religious Others” (Ashgate 2005).


Prof. John Makransky

 

Prof. John Makransky teaches Buddhism at Boston College. In 2000 he was installed as a Lama in the Nyingma order. Makransky is a world renowned specialist in the Into-Tibetan tradition. His major publications include “Buddhahood Embodied” (SUNY 1997) and “Buddhist theology” (Curzon 2000).

 
Prof. Kenneth Tanaka


 
Prof. Kenneth Tanaka teaches Buddhism at Musashino University in Tokyo/Japan. Being an ordained Jodo-Shinshu priest he is currently President of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies. Among is numerous publications are the celebrated “The Faces of Buddhism in America” (University of California Press 1998) and most recently “Approaching the Land of Bliss” (University of Hawaii Press 2004)


 Prof. Peter Harvey


 
Prof. Peter Harvey teaches Buddhism at the University of Sunderland/UK and is a practicing Theravāda Buddhist. He is President of the UK Association of Buddhist Studies and author of several widely acclaimed standard works on Buddhism, including: “An Introduction to Buddhism” (Cambridge University Press 1990, numerous reprints) and “An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics” (Cambridge University Press 2000).
 

Dr. Alexander Berzin



Dr. Alexander Berzin is Director of ‘Berzin Archives e.V.’ (www.berzinarchives.com) and an international lecturer on Buddhist philosophy. He worked as a founding member of the Translation Bureau of the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala, India, for 29 years. He published 17 books (mostly on Tibetan Buddhism) and his works have been translated into 18 languages. He is the author of the eBook The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire.


Prof. Andreas Grünschloß
 


Prof. Andreas Grünschloß teaches religious studies at the University of Göttingen/Germany. One focus of his research is on mutual religious perception – a field in which he published the major study:  “Der eigene und der fremde Glaube” (Mohr/Siebeck 1999) and, more recently, “Buddhistische Jesusbilder” (2005).

 
Prof. Nathan Katz



Prof. Nathan Katz is teaching Religious Studies at Florida International University in Miami. He is the leading expert on relations between Judaism and Eastern religions and editor of the Journal of Indo-Judaic Studies. Among his numerous publications is the highly praised book: “Who are the Jews of India?” (University of California Press 2000)


 Prof. Paul Knitter

 

 Prof. Paul Knitter, emer. from Xavier University, Cincinnati/USA, is one of the world’s best know representatives of a Pluralistic approach to religious diversity. Most recently he edited “The Myth of Religious Superiority” (Orbis 2005) and is currently working on a book about the influence of Buddhism on his spirituality and theological thinking. Paul Knitter is currently "The Paul Tillich Professor in Theology, World Religions, and Culture" at the Union Theological College, New York.


3. Cultural programme in Salzburg after closing the conference.



The cultural Programme will start after the official closing of the conference on Monday.

After lunch on the 11nth of June

 

2.30 pm Guided City walk in Salzburgs old town (English)

5.00 pm Time for shopping in Salzburg’s world famous Getreidegasse.

6.00 pm Tables booked for our Group at the traditional Sternbräu Restaurant in the Getreidegasee/Griesgasse.

8.00 pm Concert in the Mirabell Schlossgarten (15 min walk from Sternbräu) (W. A. Mozart and Schumann) (€ 23, students €16)

 


Last Update: 13.06.2007.