12th Conference of the European Network for Buddhist-Christian Studies

The 12th Conference of the European Network for Buddhist-Christian Studies, held from 29 Jun-3 Jul 2017 in Montserrat ("sawn mountain," sanctuary and monastery) in Spain, critically analyzed the role of different forms of meditation in Buddhist-Christian encounter. It drew over sixty participants from different parts of Europe, Thailand, and the USA to what was a most evocative setting. In the Middle Ages, Montserrat became a popular place of pilgrimage because of miracles attributed to Mary, who is depicted as a black virgin in the basilica, and thousands of pilgrims continue to come.