Harold A. Netland (PhD, Claremont Graduate University), now retired, taught philosophy of religion and intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for thirty-two years. He previously served as a missionary in Japan and taught at Tokyo Christian University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Christianity and Religious Diversity, Encountering Religious Pluralism, and Buddhism: A Christian Exploration and Appraisal. He is also the coeditor of Globalizing Theology and Handbook of Religion.