Expert Source: R. Blake Michael, Ph.D.

Blake Michael is especially interested in religious phenomena of Asian cultures. He teaches courses about the religious life of Hindus, Buddhists, Confucians, Shintoists, Muslims, and others, and about the ways in which Asian religions challenge and enrich contemporary American culture.

Education:

• A.B., University of North Carolina
• M.Div., Harvard University
• Ph.D., Harvard University

Areas of Expertise:

• Religious phenomena of Asian cultures
• Gandhi
• Contemporary thought on religious pluralism
• Religious cults
• World religion – Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

Selected Publications:

• “Introduction” to Garcha Rajinder, World of Islam in Literature for Youth (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006).
• The Origins of Virasaiva Sects (Delhi: Motilal Barnasidass, 1994).