As I work on my response, I would like, very quickly, to capture a thought. Namely, how happy I am that this debate is happening. We are aspiring to genuine syncretism through comparative religion. This, however, by its very nature, requires wide knowledge of many very complex traditions in both East and West. As a result this work can only be accomplished by the collaboration of many sharp minds.
Here we are making a worthy start.
Here we are making a worthy start.