A Message from the Editors

On State and Religion in China: A Brief Historical Reflection
Anthony C. Yu

A Response to “On State and Religion in China ”
Henry Rosemont Jr.

Western Science, Eastern Spirit: Historical Reflections on the East/West Encounter
Martin J. Verhoeven

Philosopher as Exemplar: Daoan’s Dao
John M. Thompson

Words and the Mind: Thoughts on an Ancient and a Contemporary Technique of Meditation
Michael Nagler

Text, Hermeneutic and Translation: The Challenge and Caution in Reading Sacred Texts
Kenan Osborne, O.F.M.

Interfaith News
Paul Carus Award, remarks by M. Blouke Carus