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| Abbreviated title | BCS |
| Discipline | religion |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press (USA) |
| Publication history | 1981 to present |
| Frequency | annual |
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| ISSN | 0822-0945 (print) 1527-2109 (web) |
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Buddhist-Christian Studies is a scholarly journal devoted to the historical and contemporary interrelationships between Buddhism and Christianity. An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The University of Hawaii Press is a University press that is part of the University of Hawai{{okina}}i. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. It includes articles, conference reports, book reviews, and sections on comparative methodology and historical comparisons, as well as ongoing discussions from two dialogue conferences: the Theological Encounter with Buddhism, and the Japan Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Since 1987 it has served as the official journal of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies (SBCS), a member of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion (CSSR).
The journal was first published in 1981 by the East-West Religions Project at the University of Hawaii after it hosted a conference in Honolulu in June 1980. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers David W. Chappell of the University of Hawaii served as founding editor. David Wellington Chappell (1940-2004 was a professor of Buddhist studies whose specialties were Chinese Buddhist traditions (esp The University of Hawaii Press began distributing the journal in 1984 and became the publisher in 1988. The University of Hawaii Press is a University press that is part of the University of Hawai{{okina}}i. In 1996, the editorship passed to the team of Terry C. Muck, a theologically conservative Christian, and Rita M. Gross, a theologically liberal convert to Buddhism. In 2006, the editorship passed to Fr. Francis Tiso of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ( USCCB) is the official leadership body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
Buddhist-Christian Studies appears annually before the November meeting of the American Academy of Religion. The American Academy of Religion is the world's largest association of Scholars in the field of Religious studies and related topics From 1987 through 1998 the cover listed contents in both Japanese and English. The first electronic edition appeared in 2000 on Project MUSE. Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text affordable and user-friendly online access to a comprehensive selection of prestigious Back volumes up to three years behind the current volume are available in the JSTOR electronic archive. JSTOR (short for Journal Storage) is a United States -based online system for archiving Academic journals founded in 1995
External links
- Publisher homepage: http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/bcs/
- MUSE homepage: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/bcs/
- JSTOR homepage: http://www.jstor.org/journals/08220945.html
- SBCS homepage: http://www.society-buddhist-christian-studies.org/
- CSSR homepage: http://www.cssr.org/
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