Roger Corless

Roger Corless
At Coyote State Park
Born	June 26, 1938 Merseyside, England
Died	January 12, 2007 San Francisco, California
Residence	United States
Nationality	British
Citizenship	American
Education	Ph.D. (Buddhist Studies), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1973
Title	Professor of Religion Duke University
Website	http://www.thecorless.com

Roger Corless (1938–2007) made significant contributions to interfaith dialogue, particularly on the subject Buddhist-Christian dual belonging ("co-inherent consciousness").

He was Professor of Religion at Duke University, and held visiting positions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stanford University, Chaminade University of Honolulu, California Institute of Integral Studies, University of California-Berkeley, and the Institute of Buddhist Studies.

Roger Corless studied at King's College London (B.D., 1961) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison (Ph.D., Buddhist Studies, 1973). His special interests were Pure Land Buddhism, Christian Spirituality, and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue.

He was a co-founder of the Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies and its journal Buddhist-Christian Studies (University of Hawaii Press).

He published four books, including The Vision of Buddhism, and more than sixty scholarly articles.