XUE Yu (PhD, Iowa) has undertaken Buddhist study and research for more than 25 years. He studied Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism, and Chinese Buddhism in China, Sri Lanka, Japan, and the United States respectively. Having received a Ph.D degree from the University of Iowa in 2003, he began the research on Buddhism and modern society, particularly, humanistic Buddhism.

Professor Xue Yu is now an Assistant Professor at the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and also serves as the Director for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism jointly sponsored by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Foguan Shan. His recent book entitled Buddhism, War, and Nationalism investigates the activities of Chinese monks and nuns against Japanese aggressions during the Republic era (1912-1949).