Ⅰ. Christian and Buddhist Soteriologies Ⅱ. Jesus’ Love-based Morality in the Sermon on the Mount Ⅲ. The Buddha’s Ethic of Wisdom and Compassion Ⅳ. Views Common to Jesus and the Buddha Ⅴ. Jesus and the Buddha: A Parting of the Ways Ⅵ. Jesus’ and The Buddha’s Worldviews Compared within a Pre-Modern and a Modern Context Ⅶ. Recent Modernizing Trends in Buddhism and Christianity Ⅷ. The Responses of Christianity and Buddhism to the “Shock of the New” Ⅸ. Conclusion Bibliography