Interreligious dialogue and comparative theology have long been the purview of scholars and practitioners of Western Christianity, in its Catholic or Protestant variants. The purpose of this panel is to encourage conversation and exchange between the different branches of Eastern Christianity and the many schools of Buddhism, including the Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna tradition as well as the older Theravada lineages.
Co-Chair:
- Thomas Cattoi (Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley)
- Brandon Gallaher (University of Exeter)
Panelists:
- Brandon Gallaher (University of Exeter) - Zen Buddhism and Eastern Orthodoxy: Spiritualities Separated at Birth?
- Thomas Cattoi (Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley) - Deity mantras and the Jesus prayer: the imiaslavie teaching and Nyingma visualization practice
Language: English
