Curriculum Vitae
Leo D. Lefebure
Matteo Ricci, S.J., Professor of Theology
Georgetown University
Theology Department
P.O. Box 571135
Washington, DC 20057-1135
(O) 202-687-6137
LL253@georgetown.edu
Education:
Divinity School, University of Chicago
Ph.D., Christian Theology, 1987, with distinction
St. Mary of the Lake Seminary
S.T.L., summa cum laude, 1978
M.Div., summa cum laude, 1978
S.T.B., summa cum laude, 1976
Niles College of Loyola University
B.A., summa cum laude, 1973
Major: Philosophy
Publications:
Books:
Dialogue: Something to Say, A Message to Give, A Communication to Make. Co-authored with
J.M.P. Thomas Birla. Edited by Victor Edwin. New Delhi, India: Islamic Studies
Association and the Indialogue Foundation, forthcoming.
True and Holy: Christian Scripture and Other Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2014.
Recipient of the 2015 Catholic Press Association First Place Book Award for Academic
Studies of Scripture.
The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada. Co-authored with Peter
Feldmeier. Christian Commentaries on Non-Christian Sacred Texts. Ed. Catherine
Cornille. Leuven. Belgium: Peeters and Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Co., 2011. Recipient of the 2011 Frederick J. Streng Book of the Year Award
from the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies.
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Revelation, the Religions, and Violence. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2000. Translated into
Indonesian: Penyataan Allah, Agama, dan Kekerasan. Trans. Bambang Subandrijo.
Jakarta, Indonesia: PT BPK Gunung Mulia, 2003. Recipient of the Pax Christi U.S.A.
2001 Book Award.
The Buddha and the Christ: Explorations in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue. Maryknoll, NY:
Orbis Books, 1993.
Life Transformed: Meditations on the Christian Scriptures in Light of Buddhist Perspectives.
Chicago: ACTA Publications, 1989.
Toward a Contemporary Wisdom Christology: A Study of Karl Rahner and Norman
Pittenger. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988. Doctoral dissertation
directed by David Tracy, accepted with distinction.
Edited Book:
Religion, Authority, and the State.
forthcoming.
Edited by Leo D. Lefebure.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Chapters and Articles in a Book:
“Dharma and Reconciliation: Thich Nhat Hanh, Nikkyo Niwano, and the Quest for Peace.” In
Reconciliation in East Asia. Ed. Martin Leiner and Maria Palme. Göttingen:
Vandenhoecht & Ruprecht, forthcoming, 2015.
“Masao Abe and Comparative Theology.” In Teaching Interreligious Encounters. Ed. Marc
Pugliesi, Mary Veeneman, and Alex Wang. Oxford and New York: Oxford University
Press, forthcoming. Modified version translated into Chinese: “Masao Abe and
Comparative Theology,” forthcoming from Shanghai University Press.
“Spirituality and Interreligious Relations: Pope Francis and Fethullah Gülen.” In Explorations in
Muslim-Christian Relations. Ed. Victor Edwin. Delhi, India: SPCK, forthcoming.
“From Hostility to Respect and Generosity: Reading the Bible in Relation to Muslims.” In
Explorations in Muslim-Christian Relations. Ed. Victor Edwin. Delhi, India: SPCK,
forthcoming.
“A New Spirit in Christian-Muslim Relations: Pope Paul VI and the Secretariat for NonChristians.” In Explorations in Muslim-Christian Relations. Ed. Victor Edwin. Delhi,
India: SPCK, forthcoming.
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“Constantine’s Disputed Legacy: Religious Freedom, Sacred Empire, and the American
Experience.” In Religion, Authority and the State: from Constantine to the Secular and
Beyond. Ed. Leo D. Lefebure, Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming.
“Wisdom, Prophets, and the Guidance of Humanity: Pope John XXIII and Bediuzzaman Said
Nursi.” In Prophethood and Religious Diversity in Modern Muslim Thought: The Case
of Said Nursi. Ed. David Law. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press,
forthcoming.
“Religion, Violence, and Public Life in the United States of America.” In Pathways for InterReligious Dialogue in the 21st Century. Ed. Vladmir Latinovic, Gerard Mannion, and
Peter Phan. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., forthcoming.
“Roman Catholic Theological Engagement with Said Nursi.” In Brill Companion to Said Nursi.
Ed. David Goa and Bilal Kuspinar. Leiden and Boston: E.J. Brill, forthcoming.
“Is There Reason for Hope? The Second Vatican Council and Catholic Interreligious Relations.”
In The Long Shadow of Vatican II: Living Faith and Negotiating Authority since the
Second Vatican Council. Ed. Lucas von Rompey, Sam Miglarese, and David Morgan.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2015. Pp. 8-36.
“Spirituality: Key to Future Interreligious Relations.” In Interfaith Spirituality: The Power of
Confluence. Ed. Ambrogio Bongiovanni, Leonardo Fernando, Gaetano Sabetta, and
Victor Edwin. Delhi, India: SPCK, 2014. Pp. 27-46.
“Christian Mysticism in Interreligious Perspective.” In The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to
Christian Mysticism. Ed. Julia A. Lamm. Malden, MA, and Oxford, UK: WileyBlackwell Publishing, 2013. Pp. 610-25.
“Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation.” In Fighting Words:
Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts. Ed. John Renard. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Press, 2012. Pp. 75-100.
“The Infinite Ground and the Triune God in Interreligious Perspective: The Contribution of
Joseph Bracken.” In Festschrift: Essays in Honor of Joseph Bracken. Ed. Marc Pugliese
and Gloria Schaab. Milwaukee, WI: Marquette University Press, 2012. Pp. 235-51.
“Thinking the Divine in Interreligious Encounter: Biblical Precedents and Christian Tradition.”
In Thinking the Divine in Interreligious Encounter. Ed. Norbert Hintersteiner.
Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2012. Pp. 105-25.
“Christian Interpretations of Scripture in Relation to Muslims.” In Violence, Non-Violence and
Religion: Third International Conference on Christian-Muslim Relations. Ed. Jamal
Khader and Angela Hawash. Bethlehem: Bethlehem University, 2012. Pp. 55-70.
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Translated into Ukrainian and published in the journal of St. Thomas Aquinas Institute of
Theology, Kiev, Ukraine.
“Christian Theology in Medieval Studies.” In Handbook of Medieval Studies: Concepts,
Methods, Historical Developments, and Current Trends in Medieval Studies. Ed.
Albrecht Classen. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter 2010. Pp. 1339-1350.
“Marie-Dominique Chenu, O.P.” In Handbook of Medieval Studies: Concepts, Methods,
Historical Developments, and Current Trends in Medieval Studies. Ed. Albrecht
Classen. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter, 2010. Pp. 2240-2242.
“Faith, Reason, and Science in the Modern World: The Contributions of Karl Rahner and Said
Nursi.” In The Risale-i Nur: Knowledge, Faith, Morality and the Future of Humankind.
Istanbul: Istanbul Ofset Basim Yayin San, 2010. Pp. 78-90.
“The Lord’s Prayer in Interreligious Perspective.” In A New Day: Essays on World Christianity
in Honor of Lamin Sanneh. Ed. Akintunde E. Akinade. New York: Peter Lang Press,
2010. Pp. 225-251
“The Resurrection of the Dead: Said Nursi and Jürgen Moltmann.” In Theodicy and Justice in
Modern Islamic Thought: The Case of Said Nursi. Ed. Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi`.
Burlington, VT and Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Co., 2010. Pp. 99-110.
“Stusunki miedzyreligijne w Katarze.” (“Interreligious Relations in Qatar.”) In Panstwo Katar:
Gopaodarka—polityka--kultura (The State of Qatar: Economy, Politics, and Culture).
Translated into Polish by Magda Rostron. Ed. Katarzyny Gorak-Sosnowskiej and Robert
Czulda. Lodz: Ibidem, 2009. Pp. 165-172.
“Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: Augustine and the Lotus Sutra.” Augustine and World
Religions. Ed. Kim Paffenroth. Ed. Brian Brown, John Doody, and Kim Paffenroth.
Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008. Pp. 173-198.
“Peace through Seeing Clearly: Buddhism’s Contribution to the World’s Religious Community.”
A Harmonious World Begins in the Mind: Collected Works of the First World Buddhist
Forum. English Collection. Beijing, China: Religious Culture Publishing House, 2006.
Pp. 490-95.
“Authority, Violence and the Sacred at the Medieval Court.” Violence in Medieval Courtly
Literature: A Casebook. Ed. Albrecht Classen. New York and London: Routledge,
2004. Pp. 37-66.
Encyclopedia Articles:
“Siddhartha Gautama.” Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. Ed. William H. McNeill, Jerry
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H. Bentley, and David Christian. 5 vols. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing
Company, 2005. Vol. 4: 1706-07.
“The Buddha.” Encyclopedia of Leadership. 4 vols. Edited by George R. Goethals, Georgia J.
Sorenson, and James MacGregor Burns. Thousand Oaks, CA, London, and New Delhi:
Berkshire Publishing Company, 2004. Vol. 1: Pp. 122-26.
Portions of a Book Reprinted in an Anthology:
Passages from Revelation, the Religions, and Violence were included in Vincent Sekhar, S.J., ed.
Quest for Harmony: An Anthology of Religions in Dialogue. Malleswaram, Bangalore:
Claretian Publications, 2002. Passim.
Contributions to Interreligious Discussions Included in Books:
Transforming Suffering: Reflections on Finding Peace in Troubled Times. Donald W. Mitchell
and James Wiseman, O.S.B., eds. New York: Doubleday & Co., 2003. Passim.
The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian
Monastics. Donald W. Mitchell and James Wiseman, O.S.B., eds. New York:
Articles:
“’Suffering, Liberation, and Fraternity’: Report on Buddhist Catholic Dialogue, Castel Gandolfo
and Rome, June 23-27, 2015,” Journal of Buddhist-Christian Studies and Pro Dialogo,
forthcoming.
“Vatican II, Remembering the Future: Ecumenical, Interfaith and Secular Perspectives on the
Council’s Impact and Promise.” Salaam, forthcoming.
“Methods in the Comparative Study of Religions.” Salaam, forthcoming.
“Approaches to Wisdom in Biblical and Buddhist Perspectives.” International Journal for the
Study of Humanistic Buddhism, forthcoming, 2014.
“A Common Word Conference: The Boundaries of Religious Pluralism & Freedom: The Devil is
in the Detail” Salaam: The Islamic Studies Association Journal, forthcoming.
“The Understanding of Suffering in the Early Christian Church.” Claritas: Journal of Dialogue
and Culture 4/2 (October 2015): 29-37.
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Meditation without Borders: Christians Who Engage in Meditation Practices from Other
Traditions.” Dharma World 42 (Oct-Dec 2015): 8-11.
“Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Nur Movement.” Jeevadhara: A Journal for Socio-Religious
Research, Socio-Religious Movements, Part II, ed. Vincent Sekhar, 45/269 (September 2015):
37-49.
“Catholic Celebration of the Eucharist.” Dharma World, 42 (July-Sept. 2015): 12-15.
“Rissho Kosei-kai and the Search for Interreligious Harmony and Peace.” Jeevadhara: A
Journal for Socio-Religious Research, Socio-Religious Movements, Part I, ed. Vincent Sekhar
44/263 (September 2014): 66-77.
“Encounters in Delhi,” Salaam: The Islamic Studies Association Journal 35/3 (July 2014): 12428.
“Dialogue with Followers of Other Religious Traditions.” Interview conducted by Victor Edwin.
Salaam: The Islamic Studies Association Journal 35/3 (July 2014): 129-33.
“The Parliaments of the World’s Religions: Assemblies of Hope.” Hong Kong Journal of
Catholic
Studies
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(2013):
249-72,
http://catholic.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/eBookDetail_e.php?lang=1&id=25.
“The Man of the Year and the Joy of the Gospel: Thoughts on Evangelii Gaudium of Pope
Francis.” Blog of the Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. December 2013.
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2013/12/the-man-of-the-year-and-the-joyof-the-gospel-thoughts-on-evangelii-gaudium-of-pope-francis/
“A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada.” Journal of Buddhist-Christian Studies, 33
(2013):181-89.
“A Catholic Appreciation of Buddhists and Buddhism: A Personal Journey.” Dharma World, 40
(Oct.-Dec. 2013): 32-36.
“Pope Francis and Interreligious Relations. ” Salaam: The Islamic Studies Association Journal,
34/3 (July 2013): 97-99; http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2013/03/popefrancis-and-interreligious-relations/
“Scoring
Pope
Benedict
on
Interreligious
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2013/02/
Relations.”
“Catholics on the Margins in India: Dalits and Adivasis.” Claritas 2/1 (2013): 32-49;
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=claritas.
“Wisdom, Greed, and Generosity: Christian and Buddhist Perspectives.” Dharma World 40
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(Jan.-Mar. 2013): 14-17.
“The Dignity of the Human Person and Social Justice in the Ancient Mediterranean World.”
Chinese Cross-Currents 9/4 (2012): 100-113. Also published in Chinese translation.
“The Many Sides of Christian-Muslim Relationships.” Salaam: The Islamic Studies Association
Journal, October 4, 2012. http://islamicstudiesassociation.blogspot.in/
“Assisi 2012 Where We Dwell in Common: Pathways for Dialogue in the 21st Century. Salaam:
The
Islamic
Studies
Association
Journal,
October
4,
2012.
http://islamicstudiesassociation.blogspot.in/
“Experiences with Hizmet (“Service”) and the Followers of Fethullah Gülen.” Salaam. July 3,
2012: 107-12. islamicstudiesassociations.blogspot.in/2012/07/experienceswith-hizmet-andfollowers-of.html.
“Interreligious Relations in Mumbai and Delhi.”
Koinonia,
www.paulist.org/ecumenism/interreligious-relations-mumbai-and-delhi.
summer
2012:
“Water in Interreligious Perspective.” Ethics and Society: An International Journal Religions
and Cultures for Peace and Harmony. 2 (2011): 49-60.
“A
Path
of
Interreligious
Friendship.”
Dec.
23,
http://www.parliamentofreligions.org/news/index.php/2011/12/a-path-of-interreligiousfriendship/?utm_source=Email+Updates&utm_campaign=6b8ef15532Newsletter_30+Dec+23_2011&utm_medium=email
2011.
“Universities, Religions, and the Encounter of Civilizations.” Chinese Cross-Currents
8/2(2011): 102-15; also in Chinese translation.
“Improving Christian Attitudes toward Judaism: Part II: Post-Biblical Relations between Jews
and
Christians.”
Koinonia,
Spring
2011:
http://www.paulist.org/unity/koinonia/11_spring/improving-attitudes_pt2.php.
“Improving Christian Attitudes toward Judaism: Part I: Interpreting the Scriptures.” Koinonia,
Winter 2011: http://www.paulist.org/unity/koinonia/11_winter/improving-attitudes.php.
“Parliament of the World’s Religions: Melbourne, Australia,” Koinonia 35 (Winter 2010);
http://www.paulist.org/unity/koinonia/10_winter/parliament.php.
“Reflections on Jewish-Catholic Dialogue,” Salaam: The Journal of Muslim-Christian Relations,
http://islamicstudiesassociation.blogspot.com/2009/10/reflections-on-jewish-christian.html.
“Healing Interreligious Relationships.” Religions: Journal of the Doha International Conference
for Interreligious Dialogue, Issue 0 (2009): 68-80.
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“Interfaith Education: Possibilities and Challenges.” The Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission,
Institute of Culture 60/2 (February 2009): 97-101.
“Insegnare teologia in Qatar [Teaching Theology in Qatar].” Oasis, 10 (Nov. 2008):
www.cisro.org/index.php?page=11&table=contributi&directory=contributi&name=contributi_do
c&news=681&group=contributi&subgroup=doc_2008. Also available in French and English.
“The Essence of Christianity.” The Bulletin of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture
59/10 (October 2008): 446-458.
“Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abrahamic Traditions. Monastic Interreligious
Dialogue Bulletin 81 (2008), http://www.monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=871.
“Indian Journeys.” Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin 81 (2008),
http://www.monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=870.
“The World Comes to Qatar: Interfaith Conversations in an Arab Land.” The Christian Century
125/14 (July 15, 2008): 22-24.
“Catholic Theology in the United States: A Contemporary Overview.” La theologie dans le
monde, le monde de la theologie. http://www.theologia.fr/article/index.jsp?docId2309903&rubId=16601 (August 2007): 1-23.
“Theodicy and the Resurrection of the Dead in the Writings of Said Nursi.” Monastic
Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin 78 (Jan. 2007), http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=801.
“2005 International Lotus Sutra Conference Sponsored by Rissho Kosei-kai, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing, 24-27 May 2005.” Buddhist-Christian Studies 26(2006): 193-95.
“Father, Forgive Them: Reflections on Jesus’s Prayer on the Cross.” Chicago Studies 45/2
(summer 2006): 214-27.
“Suffering Caused by Sickness and old Age.” Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin, 76
(Jan., 2006): http://monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=772.
“Catholic Perspectives on Suffering.” Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin, 76 (Jan. 2006):
http://monasticdialog.com/au.php?id=82.
“Catholic Theological Education in a Religiously Pluralistic Age.” Teaching Theology &
Religion 9/2 (2006): 85-90.
“Christians and Muslims: An Ambivalent Relationship.” National Jesuit News 35/3 (December
2005/January 2006): 5.
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“The Contribution of H.H. the XIVth Dalai Lama to Interfaith Education.” Cross Currents 55/1
(spring 2005): 83-89.
“The Impact of Buddhist Meditation upon Christian Prayer.” Chicago Studies 44/2 (summer
2005):169-185.
“The Bible and Christian Political Discourse.” Chicago Studies 43/3 (fall/winter 2004): 313324.
“Memory, Mimesis, Healing: Ritual Responses to Violence in the Abrahamic Traditions.”
Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy 2004: 41-63.
“Violence and Healing: Roman Catholic Relations with Jews and Muslims.” Word and World
24/1 (winter, 2004): 40-48.
“Journeys in Interreligious Dialogue.” Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin 71 (2003).
“Islam and Modernity.” Chicago Studies 42/3 (fall/winter, 2003): 322-33.
“Classical Forms of Islam.” Chicago Studies 42/2 (summer, 2003): 163-176.
“The Origins of Islam.” Chicago Studies 42/1 (spring, 2003): 68-80.
“Violence and Interreligious Dialogue.” Radical Grace 16/2 (2003): 12.
“Buddhism and Mimetic Theory.” Contagion: Journal of Violence, Mimesis and Culture, 9
(spring 2002): 175-84, plus comments in the summary of the spontaneous discussion,
185-89.
“Buddhist and Catholic Monastics in Dialogue: Gethsemani Encounter II.” Ecumenical Trends
31/9 (October 2002: 12-13).
“What’s Changed? Reflections on September 11, Muslim-Christian Dialogue.” The Christian
Century. 119/19 (September 11-24, 2008), 8.
“Favorite Poems: Wendell Berry’s Sabbath Poem II, 1995.” The Christian Century 119/16(July
31-Aug. 13, 2002): 9.
“Achieving a Level of Muslim-Christian Understanding: It means moving beyond negative
generalizations into friendship.” Catholic News Service Website, and syndicated column
for 20 Catholic diocesan newspapers in the U.S., including Catholic Free Press (Diocese
of Worcester, MA): April 19, 2002, p. 5.
“Sacred Violence and Interreligious Conflict: Background to a Tragedy.” Chicago Studies 41/1
(2002): 8-25.
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“Interreligious Impact.” The Christian Century 119/4 (Feb. 13-20, 2002): 19-20.
“Systematic Theology: 1961 and 2001.” Chicago Studies 40/2 (2001): 152-67.
“Christology in Ecumenical Dialogue: Expressing the Identity of Jesus Christ.” Chicago Studies
39(1999): 154-64. Expanded version published in The Anglican 29/1(2000): 5-10.
“Cardinal Ratzinger’s Comments on Buddhism.” Buddhist-Christian Studies 18(1998): 221-23.
“Christianity and Other Religions in the Year 1000.” Chicago Studies 37(1998): 257-67.
“Beyond Scapegoating: A Conversation with René Girard and Ewert Cousins.” The Christian
Century 115/11(April 8, 1998).
“200 Years in Tibet: Glimpses in Fact and Film.” The Christian Century 115/8(March 11,
1998): 258-62.
“Awakening and Grace: Religious Identity in the Thought of Masao Abe and Karl Rahner.”
Cross Currents 47/4(1998): 451-472.
“Dialogue in the World.” Pro Dialogo 9(1998): 401-02.
“Approaches to Revelation and Theology.” Chicago Studies 36/2(1997): 109-124.
“Buddhism and Catholic Spirituality.” Chicago Studies 36/1(1997): 47-61.
“Report of the Working Group on Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue: Conference of the Society of
Buddhist-Christian Studies, July 30-August 2, 1996.” Pro Dialogo 95(1997/2): 220-27.
“Victims, Violence, and the Sacred: The Thought of René Girard.” The Christian Century.
113/36(Dec. 11, 1996): 1226-1229
“Divergence, Convergence: Buddhist-Christian Encounters.” The Christian Century. 113/29(Oct.
16, 1996): 964-973.
“Monks in Conversation.” The Christian Century. 113/29(Oct. 16, 1996): 968-969.
“God,” “Grace,” and “Throne of God.” Pp. 391, 400-01, and 997 in The Collegeville Pastoral
Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Ed. Carroll Stuhlmueller. Collegeville, MN: The
Liturgical Press, 1996.
“The Wisdom Tradition in Recent Christian Theology.” The Journal of Religion 76 (1996): 33848.
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“Mimesis, Violence, and Socially Engaged Buddhism: Overture to a Dialogue.” Contagion:
Journal of Violence, Mimesis and Culture 3(Spring, 1996): 121-140.
“Fundamentalist Ideas of God.” Chicago Studies 35(1996): 5-20.
"John Paul II: The Philosopher Pope." The Christian Century 112/5 (February 15, 1995): 170176.
"Hopes for China." The Christian Century 112/5 (February 15, 1995): 172-73.
"The Wisdom of God: Sophia and Christian Theology." The Christian Century 111/29(October
19-1994): 951-956.
"The Wisdom of God: Dialogue and Natural Theology." The Christian Century 111/30 (October
26, 1994): 984-988.
"Hope in an Age of Violence." Chicago Studies 33/2(1994): 152-164.
"Global Encounter: At the Parliament of the World's Religions." The Christian Century 110/26
(Sept. 22-29, 1993): 886-889. German translation, "Weltparlament der Religionen in
Chicago." Dialog der Religionen 4/1(1994): 104-110.
"Scripture for Preaching: Preaching in Inter-Religious Contexts." New Theology Review
6/3(1993): 64-70.
"Christianity and Religions of the World: Some Questions." Chicago Studies 31/3 (1992): 258270.
"Image, Concept, and Stillness: The Dynamics of Prayer." Chicago Studies 31/1(1992): 34-44.
Online Articles and Interviews:
“In Relation to Other Religions: Interview with Prof. Leo D. Lefebure.” The New Leader, May
1-15, 2012.
“Moving
beyond
Impasse.”
Theolog
(blog
of
The
Christian
http://theolog.org/2009/06/moving-beyond-impasse.html; June 11, 2009.
http://victoredwin.blogspot.com/2012/04/priest-and-scholar-prof-leo-d-lefebure.html
Godspeed Institute: Interview with Carole Hallundbaeck. www.godspeedinstitute.com
“Interreligious Relations.” Religious Information Service of Ukraine.
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Century),
www.RISU.org.ua
“Meditation and Interreligious Relations.” The World Community for Christian Meditation
Ukraine. www.wccm.org.ua
“Can Buddhists Teach Christians?” Interview with Gayle Trotter, June 2011:
www.gayletrotter.com
Review Articles:
“The Promise of Alfred North Whitehead: Process, Religion, and Society.” Review of Process,
Religion, and Society: Proceeding of the Seventh International Whitehead Conference, 2
vols. Ed. Kurian Kachappilly. Religions: Journal of the Doha International Conference
for Interreligious Dialogue 3 (2012): 137-141.
“Derrida and Buddha: A Review of Buddhisms and Deconstructions.” Ed. Jin Y. Park.
Afterword by Robert Magliola. Concentric 33/2 (2007): 197-201.
“Tracing the Tale and Retellings of the Buddha.” Review of Donald S. Lopez Jr. and Peggy
McCracken. In Search of the Christian Buddha: How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval
Saint. National Catholic Reporter June 20-July 3, 2014 (50/18), 7a.
Book Reviews:
Todd H. Green. The Fear of Islam: An Introduction to Islamophobia in the West. The Christian
Century, forthcoming.
Gaven D’Costa. Vatican II: Catholic Doctrines on Jews & Muslims. The Journal of Religion,
forthcoming.
J. Abraham Vélez de Cea. The Buddha and Religious Diversity. Religions, forthcoming.
Robert Magliola. Facing Up to Real Doctrinal Differences: How Some Thought-Motifs from
Derrida Can Nourish the Catholic-Buddhist Encounter. Koinonia 55 (spring 2015),
http://www.paulist.org/ecumenism/book-review-facing-real-doctrinal-difference.
Gerald O’Collins. The Second Vatican Council on Other Religions. The Journal of Religion,
95/1 (January 2015): 127-29.
Anton Wessels. The Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur’an: Three Books, Two Cities, One Tale.
The Christian Century 131/16 (August 6, 2014): 32-33.
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John B. Cobb, Jr. ed. Religions in the Making Whitehead and the Wisdom Traditions of the
World. Religions: Journal of the Doha International Conference for Interreligious
Dialogue 5(2013): 112-17.
Hugh Nicholson. Comparative Theology and the Problem of Religious Rivalry. Theological
Studies 73/1 (2012): 226-28.
Scott Steinkerchner. Beyond Agreement: Interreligious Dialogue amid Persistent Differences.
Theological Studies 72 (2011): 918-20.
Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today: New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships.
Ed. Philip A. Cunningham, Joseph Sievers, Mary Boys, Hans Hermann Henrix, and
Jesper Svartvik. Religions: Journal of the Doha International Conference for
Interreligious Dialogue, 2 (2011): 128-30. Republished Religions 6 (2014): 59-61.
Paul L. Heck. Common Ground: Islam, Christianity, and Religious Pluralism. Religions 1
(2011): 140-42.
Stephen R. Prothero. God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World—and Why
Their Differences Matter. The Christian Century 127/11 (June 1, 2010): 37-38.
Ulrich Luz and Axel Michaels. Encountering Jesus and Buddha: Their Lives and Teachings.
Theological Studies 68 (2007): 725-26.
Paul Ingram. Wrestling with God. Buddhist-Christian Studies 27 (2007): 201.
Donald W. Mitchell. Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience. The Christian Century
119/25 (Dec. 4-17, 2002): 48-49.
Hent de Vries. Religion and Violence: Philosophical Perspectives from Kant to Derrida. The
Christian Century 119/23 (Nov. 6-19, 2002): 45-46.
Paul F. Knitter. Introducing Theologies of Religions. The Christian Century 119/21 (Oct. 9-22,
2002): 40-43.
James Arraj. Christianity in the Crucible of East-West Dialogue: A Critical Look at Catholic
Participation and God, Zen and the Intuition of Being. Monastic Interreligious Dialogue
Bulletin. American edition 69 (Sept., 2002): 27-28.
Martin Palmer. The Jesus Sutras: Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity. The
Christian Century 119/5 (Feb. 27-March 6, 2002): 46-47.
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Robert E. Kennedy. Zen Gifts to Christians. The Christian Century 119/2 (Jan. 16-23, 2002):
36.
René Girard. I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning. The Christian Century 118/34 (Dec. 12-19,
2001): 24-25.
Hans Küng. The Catholic Church: A Short History. The Christian Century 118/29 (Oct. 24-31,
2001): 31-32.
Benedict’s Dharma: Buddhists reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict. Ed. Patrick Henry. The
Christian Century 118/27 (October 10, 2001): 42-43.
Thich Nhat Hanh. Essential Writings. The Christian Century. 118/21(July 18-15, 2001): 35.
Richard Bernstein. Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who
Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment. The Christian Century 118/17(May 23-30,
2001): 32-33.
David Noel Freedman and Michael J. McClymond, eds. The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha,
Confucius, Jesus, and Muhammad as Religious Founders. The Christian Century
118/13(April 18-25, 2001) 27-28.
Merold Westphal, ed. Postmodern Philosophy and Christian Faith. The Christian Century
117/33(Nov. 22-29, 2000): 1225-27.
Donald B. Cozzens. The Changing Face of the Priesthood: A Reflection on the Priest’s Crisis
of Soul. The Christian Century 117/29(October 25, 2000): 1085-87.
Andrew Greeley. The Catholic Imagination. The Christian Century 117/28(October 18,
2000): 1051.
Richard Hughes Seager. Buddhism in America. The Christian Century 117/20(July 5-12,
2000): 731-32.
Paula Fredriksen. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of
Christianity. Christian Century117/16(May 17, 2000): 579-80.
Thich Nhat Hanh. Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers. Christian Century 117/2(Jan.
19, 2000): 67-68.
Roger Haight. Jesus: Symbol of God. Christian Century 116/30(Nov. 17-24, 1999): 1139-40.
The Dalai Lama. Ethics for the New Millennium. Christian Century 116/30(Nov. 3, 1999):1068.
Jean-Francois Revel and Matthieu Ricard. The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son
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Discuss the Meaning of Life.
116/14(May 5, 1999): 51-13.
Christian Century
Wendy Doniger. The Implied Spider: Politics and Theology in Myth. Christian
Century 116/4(Feb 3-10, 1999): 141-45.
Jacques Dupuis. Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism. Religious Studies Review
2/1(Jan., 1998): 49-50.
Leonard Swidler and Paul Mojzes, eds. The Uniqueness of Jesus: A Dialogue with Paul F.
Knitter. Religious Studies Review 23/4(Oct., 1997): 373-374.
Robert J. Schreiter. The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local.
Religious Studies Review 23/4(Oct., 1997): 376-378.
Aloysius Pieris. Fire and Water: Basic Issues in Asian Buddhism and Christianity. Religious
Studies Review 23/4(Oct., 1997): 378.
John Bowker, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Religion. Religious Studies Review 23/4(Oct.,
1997): 367.
Terry Godlove, Jr. Religion, Interpretation, and Diversity of Belief: The Framework Model from
Kant to Durkheim to Davidson. Reprint edition. Religious Studies Review 23/4(Oct.,
1997): 368-369.
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Interreligious Dialogue: The Official Teaching of
the Catholic Church. Ed. Francesco Gioa. Religious Studies Review 23/3(July, 1997):
269.
Joseph Prabhu, ed. The Intercultural Challenge of Raimon Panikkar. Religious Studies Review
23/3(July, 1997): 269-270.
Don A. Pittman, Ruben L.F. Habito, and Terry C. Muck, eds. Ministry and Theology in Global
Perspective: Contemporary Challenges for the Church. Religious Studies Review
23/2(April, 1997): 155.
Keith Ward. Religions and Creation. Religious Studies Review 23/2(April, 1997): 154.
Jung Young Lee. The Trinity in Asian Perspective. Religious Studies Review 23/2(April, 1997):
155.
Paul F. Knitter. Jesus and the Other Names: Christian Mission and Global Responsibility.
Religious Studies Review 23/1(Jan., 1997): 47-48.
Masao Abe. Buddhism and Interfaith Dialogue. Religious Studies Review 23/1(Jan., 1997): 48.
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Stephen Batchelor. The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western
Culture. Religious Studies Review 22/4(Oct. 1996): 340.
Raimon Panikkar. Cultural Disarmament: The Way to Peace.
22/3(July, 1996): 230.
Religious Studies Review
Joseph Goldstein. Transforming the Mind, Healing the World.
22/3(July, 1996): 266-267.
Religious Studies Review
Newman Robert Glass. Working Emptiness: Toward a Third Reading of Emptiness in Buddhism
and Postmodern Thought. Religious Studies Review 22/3(July, 1996): 224.
Christopher Ives, ed. Divine Emptiness and Historical Fullness: A Buddhist-Jewish-Christian
Conversation with Masao Abe. Religious Studies Review 22/3 (July, 1996): 228.
S. Mark Heim. Salvations: Truth and Difference in Religion. Religious Studies Review 22/3
(July, 1996): 228.
Joel D. Beversluis. A Sourcebook for Earth’s Community of Religions. Religious Studies
Review 22/3 (July, 1996): 229.
S. Mark Heim. Salvations: Truth and Difference in Religion. The Christian Century 112/5
(February 29, 1996): 236-237.
Robert M. Torrance. The Spiritual Quest: Transcendence in Myth, Religion and Science.
Religious Studies Review 21/4 (Oct., 1995): 312.
Sigurd Hjilde. Die Religionswissenschaft und das Christentum: Eine Historische Untersuchung
über das Verhaltnis von Religionswissenschaft und Theologie. Religious Studies Review
21/4 (Oct., 1995): 316.
Keith Ward. Religion and Revelation: A Theology of Revelation in the World’s Religions.
Religious Studies Review 21/2 (April, 1995): 120.
Paul Tillich. Christianity and the Encounter of World Religions. Reprint edition. Religious
Studies Review 21/2 (April, 1995): 120.
Bernard Mensen, ed. Die Schöpfung in den Religionen. Religious Studies Review 21/1 (Jan.,
1995): 33-34.
Marcus Braybooke, ed. Stepping Stones to a Global Ethic. Religious Studies Review 20/4 (Oct.,
1994): 308-309.
Andrew Sung Park. The Wounded Heart of God: The Asian Concept of Han and the Christian
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Doctrine of Sin. Religious Studies Review 20/3 (July, 1994): 213.
Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa. The Quest for Human Unity: A Religious History.
International 3/19 (1-14 Nov., 1992).
Catholic
S.J. Samartha. One Christ—Many Religions: Toward a Revised Christology.
International 3/19 (1-14 Nov., 1992).
Catholic
Jürgen Moltmann. The Way of Jesus Christ: Christology in Messianic Dimensions. Catholic
International 2/13 (1-14 July, 1991).
Robert Cummings Neville. Behind the Masks of God: An Essay toward Comparative Theology.
Catholic International 2/13 (1-14 July, 1991).
Elizabeth A. Johnson. She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse.
Catholic International 3/20 (15-30 Nov., 1992).
Robert P. Scharlemann. The Reason of Following: Christology and the Ecstatic. Catholic
International 3/20 (15-30 Nov., 1992).
Administrative Experience:
Fordham University
Chair of the Theology Department, 2004-05
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Theology Department, 2001-03
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Dean of the Faculty of Theology, University of Saint Mary of the Lake, 1992-98
Chair of the Department of Systematic Theology, 1989-92
Coordinator of the Margaret and Chester Paluch Chair of Theology, 1995-98
Teaching Experience:
Georgetown University
Matteo Ricci, S.J., Professor of Theology, 2006Visiting Matteo Ricci, S.J., Professor of Theology, 2005-06
Fudan University, Shanghai, Visiting Professor, spring 2014
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Centre for Catholic Studies
Visiting Scholar, spring 2012
St. Pius College, Mumbai, India
Visiting Scholar, winter 2012
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Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
Visiting Scholar, fall 2011
Fordham University
Professor of Theology 2005-06
Associate Professor of Theology, 2001-05
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Theology, 1999-2001
University of Saint Mary of the Lake:
Professor of Systematic Theology, 1994-99
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, 1991-94
Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, 1989-91
Instructor of Systematic Theology, 1987-89
Editorial Experience:
Guest Editor for the Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies, 2013, No. 4: Interreligious
Dialogue
Member of the Editorial Board, Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2013Member of the Advisory Board for Encyclopedia of Christianity and the African Church.
Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Member of the Advisory Committee for the Journal of Catholic Studies, published by the
Centre for Catholic Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010Member of the Advisory Board and Peer Reviewer for Dilatato Corde, an international
journal of interreligious spiritual experience, 2010Editorial Advisor of the book series, Christian Commentaries on Non-Christian Sacred
Texts, 2009Editor-at-large, The Christian Century, 2000Associate Editor, Chicago Studies, 2004-2012
Editor-in-chief, Chicago Studies, 1999-2004
Acting Editor, Chicago Studies, 1998
Member: Editorial Board of Chicago Studies, 1993-98
Network Editor for Comparative Studies and Global Theology, Religious Studies Review,
1994-97
Professional Experience and Service:
Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Spring 2014
Visiting Professor, Centre for Catholic Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong,
2012
Visiting Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine, 2011
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Honorary Research Fellow and Advisor, The Centre for Catholic Studies of the Chinese
University of Hong Kong, 2010Member of the Board of Trustees, The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions,
2010-13
Member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2005-09
Member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Religious Understanding,
Acceptance, and Tolerance, 2005Member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 200305
Member of the Board of Directors of the Civitas Dei Foundation, 2004-12
Member of the Advisory Board, Center for Multifaith Education, Auburn Theological
Seminary, 2003-11
Member of the International Advisory Board, Consultation for Interfaith Education,
2003Member of the Planning Team for the Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue co-sponsored by the
National Association of Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, the New York Buddhist Council,
the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, and Chuang Yen Buddhist Monastery, 2002-03
Member of the New York Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue, 2002-05
Member of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Muslim-Catholic Dialogue, 2002-05
President of the Civitas Dei Foundation, 1999-2003
Member of the Midwest Regional Muslim-Catholic Dialogue, 1999-2004
Member of the Jewish-Catholic Scholars Group of Metropolitan Chicago, 1998-99
Advisor to the Board of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, 1996-2008
Member of the Faiths in the World Committee of the National Association of Diocesan
Ecumenical Officers, 1994-2005
Visiting Scholar, University of Munich, summer semester, 1990, participant in a Seminar
on Jesus and the World Religions, chaired by Joachim Gnilka and Horst Bürkle
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Research on Buddhist-Christian Dialogue with Professor Masao Abe, Kyoto University,
summer, 1989
Associate Pastor, Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, Chicago, IL, 1982-87
Associate Pastor, St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish, Des Plaines, IL, 1978-82
Academic Grants and Honors:
Catholic Press Association 2015 First Place Book Award for Academic Studies of
Scripture for True and Holy: Christian Scripture and Other Religions.
Award for Outstanding and Significant Contribution to Nursi Studies, Istanbul
Foundation for Science and Culture, 2014
Frederick J. Streng 2011 Book of the Year Award given by the Society for BuddhistChristians Studies for The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the
Dhammapada.
Pax Christi U.S.A. 2001 Book Award given for Revelations, the Religions, and Violence
Louisville Institute:
Christian Faith and Life Sabbatical Grant, 1998-99
Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada:
Junior Scholars Program, 1988-89
Divinity School, University of Chicago:
Senior Fellow, Martin E. Marty Center for the Study of Religion, 1998-99
Junior Fellow, Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, 1986-87
University of Chicago Fellow, 1986-87
Membership in Professional Associations:
ESITIS: European Society for Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies
American Theological Society
American Academy of Religion
Catholic Theological Society of America (former member of board of directors)
Society of Buddhist-Christian Studies (former member of board of directors)
Colloquium on Violence and Religion
Karl Rahner Society
Society for Comparative Theology
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Special Projects:
Participant in the Colloquium on Vatican II sponsored by the French Catholic Bishops’
Conference and the International Federation of Catholic Universities. Paris, France.
April 13-15, 2015.
Lecture series in the universities of Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, October 3-7, 2011.
Study trip to Poland on Jewish-Christian Relations in Poland, co-sponsored by
Georgetown University and the Foreign Ministry of Poland, May 2010.
Participant in the Summit Meeting on Muslim-Catholic Relations sponsored by the
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding of Georgetown University after Pope
Benedict’s Speech in Regensburg, Germany, October 2006.
Participant in Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue sponsored by the Rumi Forum in
Turkey, May 17-25, 2006 and principal author of the dialogue’s declaration: “A
Statement from Ephesus.”
Consultant to the planning process for a Center on Religious Understanding, Acceptance
and Tolerance, 2003-05
Member of the Planning Committee for the Consultation on Interfaith Education at the
2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Barcelona, Spain, 2003-04.
Advisor to Faith and Values Media, which distributes materials regarding trilateral
dialogues among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through television on the Hallmark
cable channel as well as through resources on the internet and local discussions, 2002-10.
Participant and Final Speaker at Gethsemani Encounter II. Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky,
April 13-18, 2002 (available at monasticdialog.com).
Contributor to the joint document: “Muslim and Catholic Perspectives on Revelation.”
Co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Society of
North America. 1999-2003; published by the USCCB and ISNA, 2005.
Member of Fact-finding Delegation in Israel and the West Bank, American Committee
on Jerusalem, May, 2000.
Consultant to Newsreligion’s study of the coverage of religion in the U.S. media,
Northwestern University, Evanston, 1998-99
Participant in consultation to Edward Cardinal Cassidy regarding the Vatican Statement:
“We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah.” Catholic Theological Union, Chicago,
April, 1998
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Organizer of the Conference of the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East
at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, September, 1997
Participant and Final Remarks in the Third Syriac Consultation of Pro Oriente,
University of Saint Mary of the Lake, July, 1997.
Member, Planning Committee for the Conference on Socially Engaged Buddhism and
Christianity, sponsored by the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies at De Paul
University, in Chicago, 1996.
Chair of the Working Group on Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue at the Conference of the
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies in Chicago, August, 1996.
Participant in the Gethsemani Encounter 1996, sponsored by Monastic Interreligious
Dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Gethsemani Abbey, KY, July, 1996.
Member, Research Committee, Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, 199193.
Consultant to Joseph Cardinal Bernardin on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1990.
Consultant for the Archdiocese of Chicago on the WCC Faith and Order Study
Document: Confessing the One Faith.
Consultant to Catholics Returning Home: A Ministry of Compassion and Reconciliation,
1998-99.
Lectures and Presentations:
“Religion and Violence in Relation to Interreligious Relations and Biblical
Hermeneutics.” Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Georgetown
University, October 21, 2015.
“Meditation without Borders: Christians Who Engage in Meditation Practices from Other
Religious Traditions.” Parliament of the World’s Religions. Salt Lake City, October 19,
2015.
“Emerging Religious Leaders: Present and Future Challenges.”
World’s Religions. Salt Lake City, October 18, 2015.
Parliament of the
“Engaging Encounters: Christians in Dialogue with Jews and Buddhists in the USA.”
Parliament of the World’s Religions. Salt Lake City, October 18, 2015.
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“Faith and Secular Materialism.” Parliament of the World’s Religions. Salt Lake City,
October 16, 2015.
“Junípero Serra and the Franciscan Missions in California.”
Church, Washington, DC. September 20, 2015.
Our Lady of Victory
“’Suffering, Liberation, and Fraternity’: The Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue at Castel
Gandolfo and Rome, June 23-27, 2015. Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC.
September 13, 2015.
“Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home: Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Integral
Ecology.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC. September 6, 2015.
“Rissho Kosei-kai, the Second Vatican Council, and the Buddhist Contribution to the
Global Interfaith Movement.” Rissho Kosei-kai Center, New York, New York. August
28, 2015.
“The Importance of Interreligious Relations for Practicing Satyagraha and Non-Violence
Engagement: Lessons from Mahatma Gandhi.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue. Washington,
DC. August 9, 2015.
“Religion and Violence in the Modern World.” The Study of Religions across
Civilizations.” Georgetown University. August 7, 2015.
“Religion and Violence: Hinduism and Buddhism.” The Study of Religions across
Civilizations. Georgetown University. August 5, 2015.
“Religion and Violence: The Ancient Near East, Judaism, and Christianity.” The Study
of Religions across Civilizations. Georgetown University. August 4, 2015.
“The Interreligious Explorations of Joseph Bracken.” Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
Münster, Germany. July 9, 2015.
“Meditation and Emptiness: Buddhists and Christians in the United States.” Westfälische
Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany. July 8, 2015.
“Interreligious Witness in Contexts of Muslim-Christian Tensions and Conflict:
Reflections on Teaching at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar.”
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany. July 7, 2015.
“Christian Theological Responses to Islam.” Jena Centre for Reconciliation Studies.
Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany. July 3, 2015.
“The Understanding of Suffering in the Early Christian Church.” Buddhist-Catholic
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Dialogue sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Gandolfo, Italy. June 23, 2015.
Castel
“Interpreting the Bible in Relation to Other Religions.” Vatican II—Remembering the
Future: Ecumenical, Interfaith and Secular Perspectives on the Council’s Impact and
Promise, Ecclesiological Investigations Network International Conference. Georgetown
University, May 24, 2015.
“Mahayana Buddhism and Buddhist-Catholic Relations.” Catholic Association of
Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, St. Paul’s College, Washington, DC. May 18,
2015.
“The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha and the Origins of the Buddhist Tradition.” Catholic
Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers, St. Paul’s College, Washington,
DC. May 18, 2015.
“Where God is Red and Christ Is an American Indian: The Varieties of North American
Indian Experience.” Conference of the European Society of Intercultural Theology and
Interreligious Studies. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. April 17,
2015.
“Religious Extremism and Fanaticism.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group. Washington,
DC. March 22, 2015.
“Learning Together: Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue.” Conception Seminary,
Conception, MO. March 12, 2015.
“Gaudium et Spes: The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World of
Vatican II.” Our Lady of Victory Church. Washington, DC. March 1, 2015.
“Dei Verbum: The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation of Vatican II.” Our Lady
of Victory Church. Washington, DC. February 22, 2015.
“Lumen Gentium: The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II.” Our Lady of
Victory Church. Washington, DC. February 15, 2015.
“’You Will Be My Witnesses’ (Acts 1:8): Following Jesus Christ in a World of Conflict
and Suffering.” Pontifical Lay Centre. Georgetown Visitation High School,
Washington, DC. February 2, 2015.
“The Life and Theology of Thomas Aquinas.”
Washington, DC. September 21, 2104.
Our Lady of Victory Church.
“The Life and Theology of Bonaventure.” Our Lady of Victory Church. Washington,
DC. September 14, 2014.
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“The Life and Theology of Augustine.” Our Lady of Victory Church. Washington, DC.
September 7, 2014.
“Prejudice and Conversion: Bernard Lonergan and Interreligious Relations.” JewishCatholic Dialogue. Washington, DC. August 24, 2014.
“Prophecy and the Play of Paradigms: Response to Sidney Griffith.” Convention of the
Catholic Theological Society of America. San Diego, CA. June 7, 2014.
“Transforming Encounters in Interreligious Dialogue.” Corpus Christi University Parish,
Toledo, Ohio. April 8, 2014.
“Pope Francis and Interreligious Relations.” Cosmos Club. Washington, DC. March 30,
2014.
“Mary of Nazareth, Mother of God.” Vaishnava-Christian Dialogue. Rockville, MD.
March 28, 2014.
“A New Spirit in Christian-Muslim Relations: Pope Paul VI’s Contribution.” Fudan
University, Shanghai, China. March 14, 2014.
“Masao Abe and Comparative Theology.”
March 13, 2014.
Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
“Approaches to Wisdom in Buddhism and Christianity.” Fudan University, Shanghai,
China. March 12, 2014.
“The Bible and Interreligious Relations.” Our Lady of Victory Church. Washington,
DC. February 23, 2014.
“Spirituality and Interreligious Relations: Pope Francis and Fethullah Gülen.”
Vidjyajyoti School of Theology. Delhi, India. February 16, 2014.
“Hostility and Generosity: Interpretation of Christian Scripture in Relation to Other
Religions.” Indian Social Institute. New Delhi, India. February 14, 2014.
“A New Spirit in Christian-Muslim Relations: Pope Paul VI and the Secretariat for NonChristians.” Conference on “Building Communities of Peace: Muslim-Christian
Relations in Asia.” Jamia Millia Islamia University. New Delhi. February 12, 2014.
“Methods in the Comparative Study of Religions.” Department of Islamic Studies.
Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India. February 10, 2014.
“Pope Francis: Biography and the Joy of the Gospel.” Washington, DC, Jewish-Catholic
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Dialogue Group. Washington, DC. January 26, 2014.
“Interreligious Relations and the Hispanic Heritage.” Catholic Association of Latino
Leaders. Washington, DC. November 21, 2013.
“Spirituality: Key to Future Interreligious Relations.” Board of Trustees of the Council
for a Parliament of the World’s Religions. Chicago, IL. November 16, 2013.
“Religion and Politics in the History of Christianity.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group.
Washington, DC. September 29, 2013.
“Wisdom, Prophecy, and the Guidance of Humanity: Pope John XXIII and Bediuzzaman
Said Nursi.” International Bediuzzaman Symposium. Istanbul Foundation for Science
and Culture. Istanbul, September 23, 2013.
“Constantine’s Disputed Legacy: Religious Freedom, Sacred Empire, and the American
Experience.” Ecclesiological Investigations Conference. Belgrade, Serbia. June 20,
2013.
“The History of the Papacy from the Renaissance to the French Revolution.” Our Lady
of Victory Church. Washington, DC. April 28, 2013.
“The History of the Papacy from 1000 to 1500.”
Washington, DC. April 21, 2013.
Our Lady of Victory Church.
“The History of the Papacy in the First Millennium.” Our Lady of Victory Church.
Washington, DC. April 14, 2013.
“Nostra Aetate: The Importance of the Second Vatican Council for Interreligious
Relations.” Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. Washington, DC. April
15, 2013.
“Vistas on Creation and Theological Anthropology: Buddhist and Christian Perspectives
on Wisdom.”
American Theological Society, Princeton Theological Seminary,
Princeton, NJ. March 22, 2013.
“The Second Vatican Council and Interreligious Relations.”
Church. Washington, DC. October 21, 2012.
Our Lady of Victory
“Christians in China.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC. October 14, 2012.
“The Bible and the Buddha: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to the
Buddhist Tradition.” Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. October 9, 2012.
“Is There Reason for Hope? The Second Vatican Council and Catholic Interreligious
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Relations.” Duke University. September 24, 2012.
“The Bible and the Buddha: Christian Interpretations of Scripture in Relation to the
Buddhist Tradition.” Buddhist Discussion Group. Tokyo. July 8, 2012.
“Seeking Harmony: Approaches to Interreligious Dialogue.” Gakurin Seminary (Rissho
Kosei-kai), Tokyo. July 7, 2012.
“Friendship and Understanding between Buddhists and Catholics.” Minami-Tama
Dharma Center of Rissho Kosei-kai. Yokohama, Japan. July 4, 2012.
“A Catholic Appreciation of Buddhism: A Personal Journey.” International Buddhist
Congregation. Tokyo. July 1, 2012.
“The Bible and the Buddha: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to the
Buddhist Tradition.” Centre for Catholic Studies. Chinese University of Hong Kong.
July 26, 2012.
Workshop II on The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada.
Centre for Humanistic Buddhism and Centre for Catholic Studies. Chinese University of
Hong Kong, June 21, 2012.
“Seeking Harmony: Approaches to Interreligious Dialogue.” Centre for Catholic Studies.
Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, June 12, 2012.
“How is a Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada Possible?” Minzu University of
China, Beijing. June 6, 2012.
“Lectio Divina and Meditations on the Christian Scriptures.” Minzu University of China,
Beijing. June 5, 2012.
Response to Nicholas Lombardo, “Thomas Aquinas on the Emotions: Historical
Overview and Contemporary Applications.” Chinese University of Hong Kong. Hong
Kong, May 21, 2012.
Workshop I on The Path of Wisdom: A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada.
Centre for Humanistic Buddhism and Centre for Catholic Studies. Chinese University of
Hong Kong, May 11, 2012.
“Hostility and Friendship: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to Other
Religions.” Assisi 2012 “Where We Dwell in Common”: Pathways for Dialogue in the
21st Century. Domus Pacis, Assisi. April 18, 2012.
“Catholics in India: Reflections on a Visit.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington,
DC. March 4, 2012.
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“Muslim Initiatives in Dialogue with Christians.” Islamic Studies Association. Delhi,
India. February 17, 2012.
“Hostility and Generosity: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to
Judaism and Islam.” Vidyajyoti School of Theology. Delhi, India. February 14, 2012.
“My Experiences with Hizmet and the Followers of Fethullah Gülen.”
Foundation. Delhi, India. February 12, 2012.
Indialogue
“Peacemaking in Muslim-Christian Relations.” Public Conversation with Maulana
Wahiddudin Khan. India Islamic Cultural Center. Delhi, India. February 11, 2012.
“Recent Trends in Christian Theology.” Address to Deanery Meeting of Priests in the
Archdiocese of Bombay. Mumbai, India. February 9, 2012.
“Transformations of Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to Other
Religions in Light of the Theology of Conversion of Bernard Lonergan.” St. Pius
College, Mumbai, India. February 3, 2012.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Buddhist Tradition.” St. Pius
College, Mumbai, India. February 1, 2012.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Hindu Tradition.” St. Pius College,
Mumbai, India. February 1, 2012.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Muslim Tradition.”
College, Mumbai, India. January 31, 2012.
St. Pius
“Muslim-Christian Relations Past and Present: Historical Overview and Personal
Experiences.” Address to the Faculty of St. Pius College, Mumbai, India. January 30,
2012.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Jewish Tradition.” St. Pius College,
Mumbai, India. January 30, 2012.
“The Hermeneutical Assumptions of Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in
Relation to Other Religions.” St. Pius College, Mumbai, India. January 30, 2012.
“Paul’s Letters to the Galatians and the Romans.” Theological Education Program of the
Diocese of Vasai. Vasai, India. January 28, 2012.
“Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, and the Ties between India and the United States.”
Address for India’s Republic Day. Seva Vidyamandi Junior College. Bahare, India.
January 26, 2012.
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“Journeys in Interreligious Dialogue.” Address to the Priests of the Diocese of Vasai.
Vasai, India January, 19, 2012.
“Hostility and Generosity: Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to Jews
and Muslims.” Address to the Priests of the Diocese of Vasai. Vasai, India Januaryt 19,
2012.
“The Christian Experience of God.” St. Pius College, Mumbai, India. January 18, 2012.
“Be Still and Know that I Am God: Meditation in Catholic Experience.” St. Pius
College, Mumbai, India. January 18, 2012.
“Catholic Relations with Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.”
Mumbai, India. January 17, 2012.
St. Andrew’s College.
“The Second Vatican Council and Jewish-Catholic Relations.” St. Andrew’s College,
Mumbai, India. January 17, 2012.
“Hermeneutics and Violence in Muslim-Christian Relations.” St. Pius College, Mumbai,
India. January 13, 2012.
“Hermeneutics and Violence in Jewish-Christian Relations.” St. Pius College, Mumbai,
India. January 13, 2012.
“Mysticism in Jewish-Christian Dialogue.” Washington Area Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
Group, Washington, DC. December 19, 2011.
“Reading the Dhammapada.” Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies, San Francisco.
November 19, 2011.
“The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC.
November 6, 2011.
“Transformations of Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in Relation to Other
Religions in Light of the Theology of Conversion of Bernard Lonergan.” Mykhailo
Drahomanov Kyiv National University. Kiev, Ukraine. October 7, 2011.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Buddhist Tradition.” National
University Kyiv—Mohyla Academy. Kiev, Ukraine. October 6, 2011.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Hindu Tradition.”
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Kiev, Ukraine. October 5, 2011.
Taras
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Muslim Tradition.” St. Thomas
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Aquinas Institute. Kiev, Ukraine. October 4, 2011.
“Christian Scriptural Interpretation in Relation to the Jewish Tradition.” Center for
Studies of History and Culture of Eastern European Jews. National University Kyiv—
Mohyla Academy. Kiev, Ukraine. October 4, 2011.
“The Hermeneutical Assumptions of Christian Interpretations of the Scriptures in
Relation to Other Religions.” Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine. October 3, 2011.
“The State of Interreligious Dialogue Today.” Institute of Religion and Society.
Ukrainian Catholic University. Lviv, Ukraine. September 30, 2011.
“Religion and Public Life: Comparative Perspectives.” Ukrainian Catholic University,
Lviv, Ukraine. September 30, 2011.
“Religion, Violence, and Public Life in the United States of America.” Ukrainian
Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine. September 30, 2011.
“Divine Wisdom in Interreligious Dialogue.” Institute for Ecumenical Studies. Ukrainian
Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine. September 28, 2011.
“Divine Wisdom in Interreligious Dialogue.” Institute for Ecumenical Studies.
Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine. September 20, 2011.
“Integrating Comparative Perspectives on the Encounter of Christianity with Other
Religious Traditions into the Theology Curriculum.” Philosophy and Theology Faculty.
Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine. September 16, 2011.
“Prayer and Meditation in Christianity and Interreligious Dialogue.” Jewish-Catholic
Dialogue Group. Washington, DC. August 29, 2011.
“Christian Theological Responses to Islam.”
Georgetown University. June 15, 2011.
Institute on Islam and Christianity.
“Contemporary Catholic Theology in the United States.”
Christianity. Georgetown University. June 15, 2011.
Institute on Islam and
“Diversity and Development in Christianity during and after the Reformation.” Institute
on Islam and Christianity. Georgetown University. June 15, 2011.
“Diversity and Development in Medieval Christianity.”
Christianity. Georgetown University. June 14, 2011.
Institute on Islam and
“Diversity and Development in Early Christianity.” Institute on Islam and Christianity.
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Georgetown University. June 14, 2011.
“Jesus in the Qur’an and in Muslim-Christian Dialogue.” Protestant Faculty of Theology.
Charles University, Prague, the Czech Republic. May 26, 2011.
“Interreligious Studies at Georgetown University. University of Oslo. Oslo, Norway,
May 13, 2011.
“The Parliaments of the World’s Religions: Past and Future.” University of Oslo. Oslo,
Norway. May 13, 2011
“The History and Development of the Church in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries.” Our
Lady of Victory Church, April 17, 2011.
“The History and Development of the Church from the Seventh to the Ninth Centuries.”
Our Lady of Victory Church, April 3, 2011.
“Christian Interpretations of Scripture in Relation to Muslims.” Third International
Muslim-Christian Conference, Bethlehem University. Bethlehem, Palestine, February 9,
2011.
“The History and Development of the Church in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries.” Our
Lady of Victory Church. Nov. 21, 2010.
“The History and Development of the Church in the Fourth Century.” Our Lady of
Victory Church. Nov. 14, 2010.
“The History and Development of the Early Church in the Second and Third Centuries.”
Our Lady of Victory Church. Nov. 7, 2010.
“Faith, Reason, and Science in the Modern World: The Contributions of Karl Rahner and
Said Nursi.” 2010 Symposium “Knowledge, Faith, Morality and the Future of
Humankind.” The Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, October 4, 2010.
“Improving Christian Attitudes toward Judaism.” The Foundation for Jewish Studies
Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series, Synagogue Ohr Kodesh, Chevy Chase, MD,
September 28, 2010.
“Sin and Evil in the Jewish and Catholic Traditions: The Significance of Augustine.”
Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group, Washington, DC, September 14, 2010.
“Christian Reflections on the Dhammapada.” Centre for Catholic Studies, Chinese
University of Hong Kong. Hong Kong, July 14, 2010.
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“Christian Reflections on the Dhammapada.” Institute of Philosophy, Vietnam Academy
of Social Sciences. Hanoi, Vietnam, July 5, 2010.
“Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: Augustine and the Lotus Sutra.” Institute of
Philosophy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Hanoi, Vietnam, July 2, 2010.
“A Christian Commentary on the Dhammapada.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center.
Garrison, NY, March 14, 2010.
“Christian Experience of Buddhist Meditation.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center.
Garrison, NY. March 13, 2010.
“Suffering and the Healing of Suffering in Christianity.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center.
Garrison, NY. March 13, 2010.
“Interreligious Encounters in Australia and Asia: the Parliament of the World’s Religions
in Melbourne and Muslims in Thailand.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC.
Feb. 21, 2010.
“The Gospels as a Place of Jewish-Christian Encounter.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue
Group, Washington, DC. Feb. 1, 2010.
“The Experience of Catholics in the United States.” Thammasat University, Rungsit
Campus, Bangkok, Thailand. Dec. 16, 2009.
“Interfaith Dialogue in America.” Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Dec. 16,
2009.
“Muslim-Catholic Conversations in the United States Before and After September 11,
2001.” Office of Islamic Affairs of Aydhaya Province, Thailand. Dec. 13, 2009.
“Interreligious Dialogue at Georgetown University and Catholic-Muslim Relations in the
United States.” Islamic Center of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2009.
“Muslim-Christian Friendships in the United States.” Central Islamic Committee of
Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2009.
“Native American Catholic Experience.” Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 7, 2009.
“Wisdom and Meditation in Christianity and Buddhism.” John Main Center for
Meditation and Interreligious Dialogue, Georgetown University, Nov. 15, 2009.
“Christianity and Eastern Religions.” St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington, DC, Oct. 1415, 2009.
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“Christian Theological Responses to Islam.” Institute on Islam and Christianity.
Georgetown University, June 18, 2009.
“Christianity in the United States.” Institute on Islam and Christianity. Georgetown
University, June 18, 2009.
“Christian-Muslim Relations in the United States.” Institute on Islam and Christianity.
Georgetown University, June 17, 2009.
“Contemporary Christian Thought.” Institute on Islam and Christianity. Georgetown
University, June 17, 2009.
“Christian Diversity.” Institute on Islam and Christianity. Georgetown University, June
16, 2009.
“Early Christian Developments.” Institute on Islam and Christianity. Georgetown
University, June 16, 2009.
“Interreligious Relations in Qatar.” DACOR (Association of Retired Foreign Service
Officers), Washington, DC, June 9, 2009.
“Reception and Resistance: Response to Ravi Ravindra’s The Gospel of John in Light of
Indian Mysticism.” Catholic Theological Society of American Convention. Halifax,
Nova Scotia, June 5, 2009.
“The Crisis in Hindu-Christian Relations: Interfaith Perspectives.” Catholic University
of America. March 14, 2009.
“The History of Christian Relations with Hindus and Buddhists.” Our Lady of Victory
Church. Washington, DC February 22, 2009.
“The History of Muslim-Christian Relations.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington,
DC. February 15, 2009.
“The History of Jewish-Christian Relations.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington,
DC. February 8, 2009.
“The History of Jewish-Christian Relations.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group,
Washington, DC, January 26, 2009.
“Interreligious Relations in Qatar.” Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group, Washington, DC.
September 15, 2008.
“Church-State Relations and Secularization.” Qatar University, Doha. April 24, 2008.
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“How Universities Can Contribute to Dialogue among Civilizations.” Institute of Culture
of the Ramakrishna Mission, Kolkata, India, March 8, 2008.
“The Essence of Christianity.” The Tarak Nath Das Memorial Lecture. Institute of
Culture of the Ramakrishna Mission, Kokata, India. March 7, 2008
“How Religious Universities Can Contribute to Dialogue among Civilizations.” College
of Education, Qatar University, February 24, 2008.
“Conflict and Cooperation: Religious Pluralism in North America.” Model United
Nations Conference, Georgetown University, and the Academic Bridge Program, Doha
Qatar, Jan. 25, 2008.
“Interreligious Relations in Qatar and India.” Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington,
DC. January 6, 2008.
“Interreligious Relations in Qatar and India.” The Rumi Forum. Washington, DC.
December 12, 2008.
“Interreligious Relations in North America from Colonial Times to the Present.”
Dharmaram College, Bangalore, India. October 16, 2007.
“Sacred Violence and Interreligious Conflict: Reflections on the Tragedy of Religious
Motivated Violence in the Abrahamic Traditions.” Dharmaram College, Bangalore,
India. October 16, 2007.
“Interreligious Relations in North America from Colonial Times to the Present.” Jesuit
Regional Seminary. Kerala, India. October 15, 2007.
“Religion and Politics in North America.” University of Madras. Chennai, India.
October 12, 2007
“Religion and Violence in the Abrahamic Traditions.” Institute for the Dialogue of
Cultures and Religions, Loyola College, Chennai (Madras), India. October 11, 2007.
“Muslim-Christian Relations in North America: From Colonial Times to the Present.”
Army National Guard of Northern Virginia. July 31, 2007.
“The Contribution of Universities to Inter-civilizational Dialogue.” Fatih University,
Istanbul. November 22, 2006.
“The Significance of Said Nursi.” Banquet of the Istanbul Foundation for Science and
Culture. Istanbul, November 20, 2006.
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“Resurrection of the Dead: Said Nursi and Jürgen Moltmann.” Eighth Annual
Symposium on the Theology of Said Nursi. Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture.
Istanbul, November 19, 2006.
“Dialogues of Catholics with Buddhists, Muslims, and Jews in the United States.”
Harmony in Faith: Conference of Asian Catholics in the United States. Crystal City, July
2, 2006.
“Christian Theological Responses to Islam.” Institute on Islam for Pastoral Leaders.
Georgetown University. June 28, 2006.
“Interreligious Dialogue: Lessons from the Turkish Experience.” Fatih University,
Istanbul. May 24, 2006.
“Religion, Culture, and Interreligious Relations.” Address to Danish government
officials. Danish Embassy, Washington, DC, May 1, 2006.
“Peace through Seeing Clearly: Buddhism’s Contribution to the World’s Religious
Community.” First World Buddhist Forum, Hongzhou, China, April 15, 2006.
“Father, Forgive Them: Reflections on Luke 23:33-34.” Address to the Staff Members of
the United States Congress, March 2, 2006.
Response to “Religious Tolerance during the Ottoman Empire.” Muslim-Catholic
Dialogue with the Rumi Forum, Georgetown University, February 28, 2006.
“Christian Perspectives on the Suffering Caused by Sickness and Aging.” Conference on
“Transforming Suffering: Finding Peace in Troubled Times.” Graymoor Spiritual Life
Center, Garrison, NY, February 11, 2006.
“Christian Perspectives on the Sources of Suffering.” Conference on “Transforming
Suffering: Finding Peace in Troubled Times.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, Garrison,
NY, February 11, 2006.
“The Ethic of Religious Tolerance: Accepting Religious Pluralism in North America.”
Conference for International Students, Academy for Educational Development.
Washington, DC January 28, 2006.
“The 40th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate, A Call for Interreligious Dialogue & Religious
Tolerance.” Congressional Task Force against Anti-Semitism, Congress of the United
States, House of Representatives, October 27, 2005.
“Chaos, Conflict, and Cooperation: Religious Pluralism in North America.” Conference
on Nostra Aetate Today: Reflections 40 Years after Its Call for a New Era of
Interreligious Relationships. The Gregorian University, Rome, September 26, 2005.
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“Resurrection, Rebirth, and Violence.” Catholic Theological Society of America
Convention. June 10, 2005.
“Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Buddhist Studies in the United States.” Seminar for
the Department of Religion, Renmin University, Beijing, June 3, 2005
Response to Michio Shinozaki, “The Making of Vows in the Lotus Sutra.” International
Conference on the Lotus Sutra. Beijing Normal University, May 27, 2005.
“Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: Augustine and the Lotus Sutra.” International
Conference on the Lotus Sutra. Beijing Normal University, May 24, 2005.
“Martyrs, Memorials, and Mimesis.” Bellarmine Forum, Loyola Marymount University.
November 9, 2004.
“The Bible and Political Discourse.” Plenary Address to the Catholic Biblical
Association. St. Mary’s University. Halifax, Nova Scotia. August 9, 2004
“Finding the Brother in the Other.” Parliament of the World’s Religions. Barcelona,
Spain, July 11, 2004.
“The Contribution of His Holiness, the XIVth Dalai Lama to Interfaith Education.”
Symposium on Interfaith Education. The Parliament of the World’s Religions.
Barcelona, Spain, July 8, 2004.
Moderator and Final Comments for “Abrahamic Voices for Peace from the Holy Land.”
Iona College, June 21, 2004.
“Ritual, Violence, and Reconciliation in the Abrahamic Traditions.” Catholic
Theological Society of American Convention, Reston, VA, June 12, 2004.
Response to Jonathan Z. Smith, “Topography of the Sacred,” Symposium on Sacred
Space in the Modern City, Auburn Theological Seminary, May 4, 2004.
“Memory, Mimesis, and Healing: Ritual Responses to Violence in the Abrahamic
Traditions.” Keynote address of the North American Academy of Liturgy Convention.
Manhattan, January 4, 2004.
“Transformation and Liberation: The Grace of Jesus Christ.” Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue
co-sponsored by the Faiths in the World Committee of the National Association of
Diocesan Ecumenical Officers, the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, Chuang Yen
Buddhist Monastery, and the New York Buddhist Council. Chuang Yen Monastery,
Carmel, New York, October 11, 2003.
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“Catholic Experience in Interreligious Dialogue.” St. Mary of the Woods Church.
Chicago, IL, October 2, 2003.
Response to Paul Knitter: “The Vocation of the Interreligious Theologian: My
Retrospective on 40 Years in Dialogue.” Catholic Theological Society of America
Convention, Cincinnati, June 7, 2003.
“The Lord’s Prayer in Dialogue with Hinduism and Buddhism.” Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York City, April 13, 2003.
“The Lord’s Prayer in the Context of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.” Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York City. April 6, 2003.
“God in Our Relationships: The Contribution of Martin Buber to Interreligious
Dialogue.” Jewish Heritage Society, New York City, April 6, 2003.
“Barriers and Challenges to Interfaith Education.” Consultation on Interfaith Education
for a Global Age. United Nations Church Center, March 17, 2003.
“Buddhist Spirituality” and “The Impact of Buddhist Meditation Practice on Christian
Prayer.” Conference on “The Buddha as Teacher.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center,
Garrison, NY, March 8 and 9, 2003.
“The Origins of Islam,” “Classical Forms of Islam,” and “Islam and Modernity.” St. Paul
the Apostle Church, Manhattan, Feb. 6, 13, and 20, 2003.
“The Origins of Islam,” “Classical Forms of Islam,” and “Islam and Modernity.” St. Jean
Baptiste Church, Manhattan, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, and 9, 2002.
“Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue in Practice: Recent Models and Possibilities.” New York
Area Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue. November 22, 2002.
“The Origins of Islam,” “Classical Forms of Islam,” and “Islam and Modernity.”
Spiritual Life Center of the Archdiocese of New York, Rye, NY. Nov. 16, 2002.
“Islam: Origins and Contemporary Challenges.” Fordham College at Sixty Lecture
Series. Fordham University Lincoln Center, Nov. 13, 2002.
“Theology in Dialogue: Current Transformations.” Presentation to Theology Department
Faculty, Fordham University, October 30, 2002.
“Violence in the Teaching and Experience of the Christian Tradition.” Midwest Regional
Muslim-Catholic Dialogue. Islamic Center of North America, Plainfield, IN, Oct. 23,
2002.
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“Violence in the Christian Bible.” Midwest Regional Muslim-Catholic Dialogue.
Islamic Center of North America, Plainfield, IN, Oct. 22, 2002.
“Islam: Origins and Contemporary Challenges.” Fordham Alumni Day. Fordham
University, September 28, 2002.
René Girard’s Mimetic Theory and Christian Theology. St. John’s Episcopal Church,
Larchmont, NY, September 22, 2002.
“Buddhism and Christian Spirituality.” St. John’s Episcopal Church, Larchmont, NY,
September 15, 2002.
“Sacralized Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.” St. Stephen Protomartyr
Church, Des Plaines, IL, April 19, 2002.
“Concluding Reflections on Buddhist and Catholic Monastics in Dialogue.” Gethsemani
Encounter II. Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky, April 18, 2002. Available at
monasticdialog.com.
“Violence in the Christian Bible.” Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics.
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, NY, April 10, 2002.
“Violence in the Teaching and Experience of the Christian Tradition.” Mid-Atlantic
Dialogue of Muslims and Catholics. Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, NY,
April 10, 2002
“Sacralized Violence: Background to a Tragedy.” Fordham University, April 3, 2002.
“The History of Christian Intolerance.” In conjunction with “The Soul of the People:
Commemorating the Shoah,” art exhibit by Alice Lok Cahana, Iona College, March 19,
2002.
“Introduction to Islam.” St. Joseph Church, Bronxville, March 15, 2002.
“The Origins of Islam.” Wainwright House, Rye, NY, March 7, 2002.
“Introduction to Islam.” Mt. St. Vincent’s College, Bronx, NY, March 1, 2002.
Panel Discussion on “Correcting Mutual Misperceptions of Christianity and Islam,” with
members of the Mid-Hudson Islamic Association. Graymoor Spiritual Life Center,
Garrison, NY, Feb. 28, 2002.
“The Origins of Islam,” “Classics Forms of Islamic Faith and Practice,” and “Islam and
Modernity.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, Garrison NY, Feb. 7, 14, and 21, 2002.
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“Violence in Christian Experience and Teaching.” New Jersey Christian-Muslim Project
Conference on “Violence in the Life of the Believer.” Passaic County Islamic Center,
Paterson, NJ. Jan, 30, 2002.
“The Origins of Islam,” “Classics Forms of Islamic Faith and Practice,” and “Islam and
Modernity.” St. Margaret of Cortona Church, Bronx, NY, Jan. 22, 29, and Feb. 5, 2002.
“The Foundations of Islam,” and “Islam and Modernity.” St. John Episcopal Church.
Larchmont, NY, Jan. 13 and 20, 2002.
“The Origins of Islam” and “Islam and Modernity.” St. Anthony Church, Yonkers, NY.
Nov. 1 and 15, 2001.
“Response to Muslim Perspectives on Revelation.” Midwest Regional Muslim-Catholic
Dialogue, Islamic Society of North America, Plainfield, IN, Nov. 7, 2001.
“Thich Nhat Hanh: Socially Engaged Buddhism.” Graymoor Spiritual Life Center,
Garrison, NY, November 6, 2001
“The Reality of Violence: The Christian Experience.” Keynote address at The
Casagrande Institute for Interfaith Conversation, Wisdom House, Litchfield, CT, Oct. 26,
2001; summation and response to the conference, October 28, 2001
Sacralized Violence and Interreligious Dialogue.” The Reinhold Niebuhr Lecture,
sponsored by the Reinhold Niebuhr Institute for Religion and Culture, Siena College,
Loudonville, NY, October 24, 2001
“The Origins of Islam,” “Islamic History and Spirituality,” and Contemporary Islam.”
Christ the King Church, Yonkers, October 10, 17, 25, 2001
“Sacred Violence and Interreligious Conflict: Reflections in the Wake of a Tragedy.”
Iona College, October 3, 2001
Response to Anthony Godzieba and Jean Liddell, “Is Our Hope in Vain? Meeting Paul’s
Challenge to the Corinthians,” Catholic Theological Society of America Convention,
June 9, 2001. Milwaukee, WI.
“Dominus Iesus in the Context of Catholic Interreligious Relations.” Annual Convention
of the Eastern Regional Conference of Canonists. Calicoon, NY, May 7, 2001.
Response to Imam Fawaz Damra, “Major Themes of the Qur’an.” Midwest Regional
Muslim-Catholic Dialogue. Islamic Society of North America. Plainfield, IN, Nov. 8,
2000.
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“Christian Perspectives on Revelation.” Midwest Regional Muslim-Catholic Dialogue.
Islamic Society of North America. Plainfield, IN, Nov. 8, 2000.
“The Impact of Buddhist Meditation upon Christian Prayer.” International Meeting of
the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA,
August 10, 2000.
“Interfaith Dialogue: Source of Theological/Philosophical Enrichment.” International
Meeting of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Pacific Lutheran University,
Tacoma, WA, August 8, 2000.
“MID and the Intermonastic Dialogue on the Spiritual Life: Reflections on the
Gethsemani Encounter." International Meeting of the Society for Buddhist-Christian
Studies, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, August 7, 2000.
“Buddhism and Mimetic Theory.” Conference of the Colloquium on Violence and
Religion. Boston College, June 3, 2000.
“New Testament Themes for Muslims.” Midwest Regional Muslim-Catholic Dialogue.
Islamic Society of North America, Plainfield, IN, November 10, 1999.
“The Gethsemani Encounter: Buddhists and Christians in Dialogue.” Seminar on Ch’an
Buddhism, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, March 1, 1999.
“Praxis across Religious Traditions: The Use of Buddhist Meditation Practice in
Christian Faith.” Martin Marty Center for the Study of Religion, Divinity School of the
University of Chicago, February 17, 1999.
“Christology in Dialogue: Expressing the Identity of Jesus Christ.” Fordham University,
February 1, 1999.
“Faith and Reason: Reflections on the Encyclical Fides et Ratio of John Paul II.” JewishCatholic Scholars Group of Chicago, November 10, 1998.
“The Christian Experience of God.” First National Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue and
Retreat. Serra Retreat House, Malibu, CA, October, 1998.
“Repentance in Catholic Life: Reflections on Christian Anti-Semitism.” Jewish-Catholic
Clerical Convocation. Congregation Bnai Emunah, Skokie, IL, June 8, 1998.
“Traditional Christian Practice and Social Engagement.” Society of Buddhist-Christian
Studies Meeting. San Francisco, November 22, 1997.
“Buddhism and Christianity: Partners in Dialogue.” Lord of Life Lutheran Church.
Fairfax, Virginia, March 9, 1997.
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“Violence and the Gospels: Interpreting the Bible in Light of René Girard.” St. Andrew
Lutheran Church, Virginia, March 6, 1997.
“Buddhist and Catholic Spiritualities in Dialogue” and “Buddhist-Christian Encounters:
Reports on a Conversation.” D.Min. Alumni Day. Center for Development in Ministry,
Mundelein, IL, October 24, 1996.
“Hope in an Age of Violence: Report on the Gethsemani Encounter, 1996.” Conference
of the Society of Buddhist-Christian Studies. Chicago, August 1, 1996.
“Violence Unveiled by Gil Baillie: An Assessment and Response.” Catholic Theological
Society of America Convention. San Diego, June 7, 1996.
“The Bible and Theology,” Plenary Session Address; Response to Richard J. Clifford,
“The Search for Unity in the Christian Bible,” and Response to John J. Collins, “The
Exodus and Biblical Theology.” Catholic Biblical Association Convention, Siena
College, Loudonville, NY, August 12-15, 1995
“Mimesis, Violence, and Buddhism.” Conference on Mimesis, Violence, and the Subject
of Responsibility. Colloquium on Violence & Religion. Loyola University of Chicago,
June 3, 1995
Response to Carol A. Newsom: "Bakhtin, the Bible, and Dialogic Truth." Conference on
the Bible and Theology. The Divinity School of the University of Chicago, May 8, 1995.
"Constructive Thoughts on Sophia/Wisdom." Theological Forum of the United Methodist
Church, Seaford, Delaware, March 11, 1995.
"Socially Engaged Buddhism and The Quest for Liberation." The Divinity School,
Vanderbilt University, September 5, 1994.
"Awakening and Grace: Religious Identity in the Thought of Masao Abe and Karl
Rahner." The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, September 5, 1994.
"Biblical Wisdom and Prajnaparamita." Institute of Religion and Culture, Nanzan
University, Nagoya, Japan, June 22, 1989.
"Wisdom Christology in Light of the Buddhist-Christian Dialogue." Center for the Study
of Japanese Religion, National Christian Conference of Japan, Kyoto, Japan, June 29,
1989.
Lecture Series: "Explorations in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue." Sponsored by the Center
for Development in Ministry and the Association of Theological Schools, Dominican
House of Studies, River Forest, IL, September 18 and 25, October 2, 1989.
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"Reflections on the Covenant in Light of Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Deuteronomy 29:914; Jeremiah 33:14-16. Priest-Rabbi Retreat, Center for Development in Ministry,
University of Saint Mary of the Lake, October 25, 1989.
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