ABSTRACT
The claim to belong to different religious traditions has become more prevalent as individuals are increasingly exposed to the reality of religious diversity and choice. The phenomenon of multiple religious belonging is certainly not new in many parts of the world. The particular combination of traditions is often based on which particular teacher or temple happens to come into one's purview, though most Buddhist-Christian dual belongers tend to be well versed in the Buddhist tradition as a whole. Christians practicing Buddhist meditation usually infuse the practice with Christian meaning, while Buddhists integrating Christian social teachings tend to ground the impulse or motivation for social change in Buddhist teachings. This is part of the hermeneutical negotiation that occurs in all forms of interreligious exchange. The desire to belong to different religions, combined with the awareness that such dual or multiple belonging does not always obey the laws of non-contradiction has led to various strategies of negotiating the fault lines between religions.
