Yokota, John Shunji.  "The Promise and Reality of Inter-religious Dialogue." In Humanity and Religion in an Age of Science: Festschift in Commemoration of the Retirement of Professor Ryusei Takeda. (Kyoto, Japan: Hozokan, 2010), 233-244.

Abstract

This paper is specifically looking at the broader topic of inter-religious dialog that goes beyond the Christian-Buddhist dialogue. I will make comments based on relatively recent personal reflection on how I see the present and possible future or non-future of the dialogue among the three monotheistic traditions. I do not mean to neglect our own position, but while making, perhaps an assertion of self-congratulation, we Shin Buddhists really do not have too much to be ashamed of in comparison to the actions, ancient as well as recent, of the three monotheistic traditions. This may be because of the fact that we are still largely a Japanese centered religious body that has been, geo-politically, a healthy benign religious presence at least in our recent history. This obviously excludes our aggressive involvement in the waging of the Pacific war and the savaging of the conquered Asian countries.
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I end this paper, clearly in doubt of the future of the religious enterprise, but doubt hopefully leading to some kind of understanding. I cannot give up on religion, but the problems that religions bring into our world must be acknowledged, confronted and painfully resolved.