While Zoketsu does not lecture on scholarly matters, his teaching and thinking about Zen are much informed by contemporary scholarship, and he has been in dialog over the years with a number of America’s most important Buddhist scholars. Contemporary scholarship tends to focus on historical or social issues, that is, what actually has happened and does happen in religious life, rather than what scriptures or sermons say ought to happen. Such an attitude is often a challenge to religious groups, who tend to see it as debunking or disrespectful. But for Everyday Zen, dedicated to the Zen practice we can do, rather than the Zen practice we should or could do, this contemporary approach is refreshing and empowering. The books below are distinctly academic, and may not be to the taste of everyone. Many more could have been included, but these are books that have been important for us so far. Note that there are no audio files for this topic.