Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
南山宗教文化研究所

Institute Symposia

Since 1978, the Nanzan Institute has hosted symposia designed to bring together domestic and international scholars of religion to discuss critical issues concerning religion in Japan and beyond. Occasionally, the results of these gatherings are published as conference proceedings. Most volumes included in this series are unavailable online or in book stores. Those interested in obtaining copies should contact the staff.

  • Religious Experience and Language Cover

    Religious Experience and Language

    A Buddhist-Christian Dialogue

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Kinokuniya, 1978

  • Absolute Nothingness and God Cover

    Absolute Nothingness and God

    The Nishida-Tanabe Tradition and Christianity

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Shunjusha, 1981, 1983

  • Shinto and Christianity Cover

    Shinto and Christianity

    The Particular and the Universal in Religion

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Shunjūsha, 1984

  • Esoteric Buddhism and Christianity Cover

    Esoteric Buddhism and Christianity

    Historical Religion and Folk Religion

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Shunjūsha, 1986

  • Tendai Buddhism and Christianity Cover

    Tendai Buddhism and Christianity

    Theory and Practice in Religion

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Shunjūsha, 1988

  • Pure Land Buddhism and Christianity Cover

    Pure Land Buddhism and Christianity

    Salvation and Enlightenment

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Shunjūsha, 1990

  • Religion and Culture Cover

    Religion and Culture

    The Dialogue Among Religions

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Kyoto:Jinbun Shoin, 1994

  • Catholicism and Soka Gakkai Cover

    Catholicism and Soka Gakkai

    Faith, Structures, And Praxis

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Daisanbunmei-sha, 1996

  • What does Christianity have to learn from Buddhism Cover

    What does Christianity have to learn from Buddhism

    The Dialogue Among Religions

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Kyoto: Hōzōkan, 1999

  • Religion in the Midst of Social Problems Cover

    Religion in the Midst of Social Problems

    The Question of "Cults"

    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, ed.
    Tokyo: Seikyūsha, 2003

  • Science, Kokoro, Religion Cover

    Science, Kokoro, Religion

    Paul L. Swanson, ed.
    Nagoya: Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, 2007

  • Japanese Philosophy Abroad Cover

    Japanese Philosophy Abroad

    James W. Heisig, ed.
    Nagoya: Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, 2004

  • Brain Science and Kokoro Cover

    Brain Science and Kokoro

    Some Asian Perspectives

    Paul L. Swanson, ed.
    Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, Nagoya, 2011

  • Pentecostalism and Shamanism in Asia Cover

    Pentecostalism and Shamanism in Asia

    Nanzan Symposium 16

    Paul L. Swanson, ed.
    Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2013