NEW Article: Translating Charismatic Bodies as Erotic Bodies: A Study of Revolutionary Agency and Counterrevolutionary Reception in Buddhist Legal Codes for Monastic Women. DOWNLOAD HERE: tinyurl.com/mw6k6jhy Translating #Buddhist #women's agency from #India to #China

NEW PUBLICATION: _Buddhakṣetrapariśodhana_: A Festschrift for Paul Harrison Stanford University Religious Studies, edited by Charles DiSimone and myself, is now available for preorder at Indica et Tibetica. For purchase: tinyurl.com/yyer77cj

So proud of our alum Ralph!

Welcome back to campus everyone! Hoping everyone had a restful break. You're almost at the finish line! 📚💗

#Northeastern Global Asian Studies Program announces TWO inaugural two-year postdoctoral fellowships—one in Asian American Studies, one in Asian Studies. More information and link to application below. Please circulate widely. Thank you! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/Bo…

Congratulations to our students who just finished their last quarter of 2024! For those who have finals, you can do it!! For those on break, see you all in 2025 😃🫡

It's a new year and Winter Quarter is well underway! Reminder to all to check out our course listings for the term :) (religiousstudies.stanford.edu/courses) 📘🥸😄

📣 Stanford Undergraduates: Are you a frosh struggling to answer "so ... What are your plans?" Or a senior worrying about next steps? Join us for a career panel on 1/30 with #HistoryAlumni. 👇. Stanford Undergrad Stanford Humanities Center Stanford Alumni

A warm Stanford welcome to D. Venkat Rao. Join him again for a conversation with Radhika Koul, Assistant Professor at Claremont McKenna College and former SHC Fellow. 🗓️Thu, Jan. 23 | 10:30—11:30AM 📍SHC Board Room 🔗forms.gle/aQyZ1DcRK7XZjh…

Today, ACLS launched a new website for the China Studies Digital Archives Mapping Project. It offers a free guide to open databases for #ChinaStudies research and a list of leading university libraries that offer services to unaffiliated scholars: bit.ly/4hgiTua

We are so excited to host Prof. Sarah Emanuel this Weds. at 5PM PT for our annual mini lecture series! Join us for "The Many Personalities of the Apostle Paul"! No preparation required and all are welcome: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Need a podcast to get through the work day? Our very own Prof. Michaela Mross has exactly what you need! Check out "Beyond Silence: Music & Ritual in Zen Buddhism" on Spark Zen: sparkzen.substack.com/p/beyond-silen…

📚✨ Join us TODAY for "Religion in Anime and Manga 2025," a vibrant poster exhibition by students from RELIGST 6N! 🗓️ Wed, March 12 | 🕒 1:30–2:45 PM 📍 East Asia Library, Rm. 224 Enjoy delicious Japanese snacks & drinks! Posters displayed until June 1st.

To commemorate the life, legacy, and work of #PopeFrancis, Reading Religion put together this reading list that includes reviews and books available to review through their site. Start reading: aarweb.org/news/pope-fran…

Happening next week with Stanford CCSRE!

📢 New from our very own Barbara Pitkin: “Grounds for Hope: Theology, Poetry, Paradox” — featured in the @StanfordHumanities ARCADE Interventions series. A thoughtful reflection on faith, literature, and uncertainty: shc.stanford.edu/arcade/interve… #StanfordHumanities #ReligiousStudies

Join us Wednesday for a mini lecture with Dr. Isaac Soon who will present "Judas." No preparation is necessary, and all are welcome for what will be an incredibly interesting talk (open to the public)! RSVP for Zoom Link: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

📢 Congratulations to Prof. Lerone Martin on receiving the James W.C. Pennington Award from Heidelberg University! 🎉 Read more about this honor here: humsci.stanford.edu/news-post/lero… #Stanford #Humanities #Heidelberg #PenningtonAward

Thank you so much to Father Gary Thomas for visiting RELIGST 23S: The Devil Through the Ages, to speak about his exorcism ministry St. Patrick's Seminary