Jeffery D. Long
Jeffery D. Long (born 1969) is a religious studies scholar who works on the religions and philosophies of India, particularly Hinduism and Jainism. He is a professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College.
Education and career
Long graduated with a BA from the
Catholicism to Hinduism, as later informed his work.[2] He received his MA and PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1993 and 2000, respectively.[1] His PhD thesis was titled Plurality and Relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the Reconstruction of Religious Pluralism.[3] He began work at Elizabethtown College in 2000.[4]
Long has authored four books on Hinduism and Jainism. He was a consultant to the Hindu American Foundation during its lawsuit against the California Board of Education.[5][6]
Books
- Long, Jeffery D. (January 23, 2007). A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781845112738– via Google Books.
- Long, Jeffery D. (2009). Jainism: An Introduction.
- Long, Jeffery D. (September 9, 2011). Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7960-7.
- Long, Jeffery D. (2020). Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds. OCLC 1159617533.
References
- ^ a b "Elizabethtown College -Directory". Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ISBN 9781845112738– via Google Books.
- ^ Long, Jeffery D. (2000). Plurality and relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the reconstruction of religious pluralism (PhD thesis). University of Chicago.
- ^ "Know Thy Neighbor: Cultivating a Community of Respect (talk announcement)". Township of Derry, Hershey PA. March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "2017 Surjit Singh Lecture (announcement)". Graduate Theological Union. February 22, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "California textbook controversy over Hindu history". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.
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External links
- Jeffery D. Long publications indexed by Google Scholar
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