Facing Up to Real Doctrinal Difference: How Some Thought-Motifs from Derrida Can Nourish the Catholic-Buddhist Encounter

+ Reverses the “Common Ground” Model of Dialogue +Supplies a Guide for Joint Meditation +Adheres to the Church’s Magisterium +Exposits Buddhist Teachings for Catholics and Vice Versa + Provides a Resource for Catholic and BuddhistInterfaith Directors and Lay Participants in Dialogue

ROBERT MAGLIOLA (Ph.D. Princeton University), formerly chair professor, National Taiwan University and professor of philosophy/religious studies, Assumption University (Thailand), has authored three earlier books -- all widely reviewed -- and many articles in hermeneutics, Derrida, and religion. A Carmelite lay tertiary, he is affiliated with the Vangelo e Zen community (Italy) and Ling Jiou Shan's Buddhist Center (N.Y.).