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
