One: The Road to Dialogue I. Christian Teaching Into the Twentieth Century II. The Ecumenical Movement and Vatican II Two: The Road Through Dialogue and Beyond I. Beyond the Official Positions II. A Critical Evaluation III. Beyond Dialogue--Where? Three: Western Interpretations of Nirvana I. The Scholarly Quest II. The Philosophical Approach III. The Religious Approach Four: Passing Over I. The Cessation of Clinging II. The Dissolution of Self as the Realization of True Self III. Ultimate Reality as Emptiness IV. The Abolition of Time and History Five: Coming Back I. Faith Without Attachment II. The Dissolution and Transcendence of Personal Existence III. God and Emptiness IV. Pure Immanence and Partial Transcendence Six: The Christian Witness to Buddhists I. Buddhist Universalism II. Amida as Christ III. What Buddhists Can Learn from Christians IV. The Centrality of Christ V. Conclusion Postscript: Buddhism, Christianity, and the Philosophy of Whitehead
