Action and Force in Engaged Buddhism: Public Policy and the Koan of Engagement
Dr. Christopher Ford • February 1, 2010
Dr. Ford's monograph on the challenges presented by the use of force in Engaged Buddhist theory and practice ... which may also be found here on the Upaya Zen Institute website.

Action and Force in Engaged Buddhism:
Public Policy and the Koan of Engagement
by
Christopher A. Ford
Dissertation Submitted in Partial Satisfaction of Requirements for Chaplaincy Ordination
Prajna Mountain Order of Soto Zen Buddhism
Upaya Institute and Zen Center Santa Fe, New Mexico
1st February 2010

Below is the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his shorter oral remarks to the U.S-China Nuclear Workshop on November 19, 2025, convened by the Protect on Managing the Atom and the Council on Strategic Risks, held at the Belfer Center at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.








