A special issue of the Journal of Global Buddhism which aims to tackle such current and pressing questions of blurred boundaries and genres as: What is the place of advocacy or 'theology' in Buddhist Studies? Where is it implicit in contemporary scholarship? Should the study of Buddhism remain 'distanced' and 'non-aligned'? Is there a definite line demarcating the two modes of scholarship? How does this distinction apply in different cultural locations?
Introduction: <i>Buddhists and Scholars of Buddhism: Blurred Distinctions in Contemporary Buddhist Studies</i> by Cristina Rocha and Martin Baumann<br><i>Buddhism and the Perils of Advocacy</i> by Ian Reader<br><i>The Emergence of Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection in the Academy as a Resource for Buddhist Communities and for the Contemporary World</i> by John Makransky<br><i>At Ease in Between: The Middle Position of a Scholar-Practitioner</i> by Duncan Ryūken Williams