The Celestial Web: Buddhism and Christianity - A Different Comparison
Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Winner of the Frederick J. Streng Award (Link)
From the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies: The 2025 Frederick J. Streng Award for Excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies has been given to Perry Schmidt-Leukel for his 2024 volume, The Celestial Web: Buddhism and Christianity—A Different Comparison. Perry Schmidt-Leukel is a Senior Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at the University of Münster, Germany. Schmidt-Leukel's work introduces a methodological approach he refers to as a "fractal" approach to religious diversity, shifting away from a monolithic approach to Buddhist-Christian comparative studies. This work opens up avenues for the comparative study that moves past binaries and will surely have a lasting impact on the advancement of the field.
This is the English translation of the German edition "Das himmlische Geflecht"
