[Buddha-l] Buddhism & American Christianity

[Timothy C. Cahill]

Dear Friends & Colleagues,

    One of my students (displaced by Hurricane Katrina) is trying to write 
a senior thesis on the influence of Buddhism on modern American 
Christianity. I had pointed her in the direction of sources on 
Buddhist-Christian dialogue, but she (rightly) seeks more. If anyone can 
supply me with sources I would greatly appreciate it.  Her exact words are 
pasted below.

best,
Tim Cahill


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I'm having difficulty finding anything that really addresses my topic (how
Buddhism has affected modern American Christianity).  I have tons of
resources for interreligious dialogue between Christians and Buddhists:
finding similarities and differences, but nothing that actually addresses
how/if Christianity has changed due to these new currents.  I want to
address the Vatican II Council, but I have no interest in arguing that the
conclusions and statements of that council where chiefly due to Christian
encounters with Buddhism.