Dr. Charles B. Jones is Associate Professor and Associate Dean in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. He earned his Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Virginia. Professor Jones has focused his teaching and research on Chinese Buddhism, theories and methodologies of religious studies, and interfaith relations. Previously, he taught at Carleton College and was a visiting professor at Virginia Theological Seminary. Professor Jones has lectured and presented seminars as an invited guest at Georgetown University, the University of Virginia, the Academia Sinica and Chengchi University in Taipei, and Harvard University's Buddhist Studies Forum. In 2004 he was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant and visited Taiwan to pursue research on Chinese Buddhism and deliver lectures and seminars. Professor Jones is the author of several books on East Asian religions and interfaith dialogues, including Buddhism in Taiwan: Religion and the State, 1660ñ1990 and The View from Mars Hill: Christianity in the Landscape of World Religions. His current research interest centers on the Pure Land School in late imperial China.