The Buddhist Catechism

The Buddhist Catechism
by Henry S. Olcott
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott [1832-1907] was the first western Buddhist convert, probably since antiquity. He co-founded the Theosophical Society and was its first president. The only contributor to the 19th century southern Buddhist revival who was born a Protestant, Olcott was able to promote Eastern ideas to western society.
The Buddhist Catechism was Olcott's attempt to elucidate the basic doctrines of Buddhism in an ecumenical way. 
Table of Contents :
Preface to the Thirty-Third Edition
Preface to the Thirty-Sixth Edition
Preface to the Fortieth Edition
Preface to the Forty-Second Edition
Part I : The Life of the Buddha
Part II : The Dharma or Doctrine
Part III : The Sangha
Part IV : The Rise and Spread of Buddhism
Part V : Buddhism and Science