Christianity and Buddhism examines the Buddhist-Christian encounter in six key regions: East Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America, and China. It points to key areas of understanding, as well as to areas where dialogue needs to go.

Whalen Lai is professor of religious studies and East Asian languages and culture at the University of California, Davis.

Michael von Brück, an historian of religion, is dean of the faculty for Evangelical Theology at the University of Munich, Germany.