Although Christians have well-developed responses to other religions, the counterpart scholarship from Buddhists has thus far lagged behind. Breaking new ground, Buddhist Inclusivism analyzes the currently favored position towards religious others, inclusivism, in Buddhist traditions. Kristin Beise Kiblinger presents examples of inclusivism from a wide range of Buddhist contexts and periods, from Pali texts to the Dalai Lama's recent works. After constructing and defending a preferred, alternative form of Buddhist inclusivism, she evaluates the thought of particular contemporary Buddhists such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Masao Abe in light of her ideal position. This book offers a more systematic treatment of Buddhist inclusivism than has yet been provided either by scholars or by Buddhist leaders.

Ch. 5 (p. 63-80), "The Treatment of Judaism", discusses the attempts of Christian apologists to reconcile the divine origin of the Jewish religion with its "defectiveness", yet at the same time not to impute any defect to God or His revelation. Christian theologians criticized Judaism, reflecting New Testament strictures and current anti-Jewish polemics, in their arguments for the truth of Christianity. Gives examples of the views expressed by various theologians. Pp. 181-197 contain excerpts from texts by Isaac Barrow, Pierre Bayle, Charles Leslie, and Bernard Picart.

Investigating the hitherto unexplored topic of how young people understand and relate to religious diversity in the social context in which they are growing up, this book makes a significant contribution to the existing body of literature on religious diversity and multiculturalism. It closes a gap in knowledge about young people’s attitudes to religious diversity, and reports data gathered across the whole of the UK as well as comparative chapters on Canada, USA and continental Europe. Reporting findings from both qualitative and quantitative research which reveal, for example, the importance of the particular social and geographical context within which young people are embedded, the volume addresses young people’s attitudes towards the range of 'world religions’ as well as non-religious stances and offers an interdisciplinary approach through the different analytical perspectives of the contributors.

First published in 1953, these Hulsean Lectures review the policy and methods of Christian missions to non-Christians.