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Using science as an ideological marker of modernity, Hammerstrom presents an astute discussion of the ongoing relationship, rhetorical and otherwise, between various understandings of Buddhism and science. -- David McMahan, Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin & Marshall College Through impeccably conducted research, Hammerstrom provides a sorely needed comprehensive history of how Chinese Buddhists shaped their own scientific epistemology. -- Rebecca Nedostup, Brown University Dr. Hammerstrom contributes to the ongoing study of science and religion by giving us a view of their relationship from a non-Western perspective. Utilizing newly-available archives of Buddhist periodicals, he shows that early 20th-century Chinese Buddhists had different issues with science than those that routinely vex western religions. The Science of Chinese Buddhism provides a wide field of previously unavailable data that will expand the theoretical conversation for many years to come. -- Charles B. Jones, The Catholic University of America

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Erik Hammerstrom is assistant professor of East Asian and Comparative Religion at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. With Gregory Scott, he cofounded the Database of Modern Chinese Buddhism.

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