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Dr. Joël
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- Th.D. in Comparative Religion (Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA: 2001)
- M.T.S. in World Religions (Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA: 1994)
- B.Sc. in Theatre & Physics (Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL: 1987)
- "History of Buddhism" (HRS 179)
- "World
Mythology" (HRS 151)-->assigned to Professor Diane Anderson
Spring 2010 Classes
- "Arts & Ideas of Asia: Medieval & Modern" (HRS 71)
- "The
Hindu Year: Spring & Summer" (HRS 147B)-->cancelled
- "World
Mythology" (HRS 151)
Courses Previously Taught
(& to be offered in the future at CSUS)
- "Arts & Ideas of Asia: Ancient & Medieval" (HRS 70)
- "Contemplative Practice, East & West")
- "Exploring World Religions" (HRS 140)
- Food, Farming & Faith in World Cultures" (HRS 190/290)
- "The Hindu Year: Fall Season" (HRS 147A)
- "Religions on India: the Formative Period" (HRS 178A)
- "Religions
on India: Medieval & Modern" (HRS 178B)
- "Gender & Religion in Cross-Cultural Perspective" (HRS 210)
- "Hindu Epic Literature: The Mahabharata" (HRS 220)
- "Indian
Philosophy in Religious Context" (not yet taught at CSUS)
Presentations & Publications--Teaching
- "Approaching Asian Religions & Cultures via Team-Based Learning." Forthcoming in Michaelson & Sweet, eds., Team-Based Learning for Critical Thinking in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
- "College Teaching & Learning in the Movies." Planning and facilitation of discussion series for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University Sacramento, March 2009 & 10.
- Planning and facilitation of faculty reading & discussion groups. for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University Sacramento, 2006-7, 2008-10, including Parker Palmer's The Courage to Teach, Thomas Jones', The Missing Professor, and articles on Cognitive Apprenticeship.
- "Using In-Class Team Assignments to Analyze Sources." Workshop presented at March 2009 Lilly West Conference on College & University Teaching (Pomona, CA).
- "Teaching Religion in Real Time: a Case Study." Paper presented at November 2007 AAR Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA), as part of the Teaching Religion section. To be submitted for review to Teaching Theology & Religion.
- "Writing Skills in Action: Using Team-Based Learning to Refine Student Writing.” Presentation for the “Writing Across the Curriculum” conference at California State (February 2006).
- “The Mentoring Relationship.” Planning and facilitation of discussion group for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University Sacramento, April & November 2005
- “Analysis by Numbers: Structured Writing in an Writing Intensive Course." Presentation for the “Writing Across the Curriculum” conference at California State (February 2005).
- "Early Buddhist Worship: the Stupa & Other Aniconic Symbols." Interactive, on-line presentation created as part of “Teaching Using Technology” summer seminar, June-September 2004.
- "Teaching Religion in Real Time:
the Calendrical Approach to Introducing Religious Traditions."
Paper presented at AAR Annual Meeting 1997 (San Francisco, CA), as part
of the Academic Teaching and the Study of Religion Section. Published
in Religion and Education (Webster University, St. Louis, MO) 26:1 (1999),
16-29.
Papers & Publications--Scholarship
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Hindu Religious Complex. San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing, forthcoming 2012.
- Hitchhiker's Guide to Buddhist Traditions. San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing, forthcoming 2011.
- Hidden Life of Brahman: a (Re-)Introduction to Shankara's Vedanta Through his Upanishad Commentaries. Albany: State University of New York Press, forthcoming 2010.
- "Sringeri: A Multimedia Archive." On-line archive document the history of a South Indian temple town, integrating photographs, videos, and audio excerpts from translated interviews with ethnographic descriptions and analyses of historical sources. Launched September, 2009.
- "The Secret Lives of Prajapati Brahman in Shankara's Brhadaranyaka Upanishad Bhashya. Paper presented at March 2006 annual meeting of AOS (American Oriental Society) in Seattle, WA, as part of the South and Southeast Asia sectional meeting. To be published as part of Hidden Lives of Brahman (see above).
- "The Ritual Context for Shankara’s Adhyasa." Paper presented at March 2005 annual meeting of AOS (American Oriental Society) in Philadelphia, PA, as part of the South and Southeast Asia sectional meeting. To be published as part of Hidden Lives of Brahman (see above).
- "Literary Technique and Avidya in Shankara’s Writings." Paper presented at March 2004 annual meeting of the AOS in San Diego, CA, as part of the South and Southeast Asia sectional meeting. To be published as part of Hidden Lives of Brahman (see above).
- "Shankara’s Brhadaranyakopanishad Bhashya in Light of Upasana Practice." Paper presented at March 2003 annual meeting of the AOS in Nashville, TN, as part of the South and Southeast Asia sectional meeting. To be published as part of Hidden Lives of Brahman (see above).
- “From Yajña to Vasudeva: the Turning Point from Vedic Ritual to Vaishnava Theology.” Paper presented at November 2000 AAR Annual Meeting (Nashville, TN), as part of the Comparative Studies in Hinduisms and Judaisms group. Forthcoming in Barbara Holdrege & Kathryn McClymond, eds., Beyond Hubert & Mauss: Essays on Theories of Sacrifice.
- "Each In Its Proper Place: Shankara's Approach to Diversity in Upanishadic Insight Texts." International Journal of Hindu Studies (Quebec, Canada), March 2003.
- "Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Talking to Myself: Extending Wittgenstein's Analysis of Language to Religious Forms of Thought and Inward Speech." Published in the Harvard Theological Review (Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA) 94:3 (2001), 323-51.
- Upanishads & Vedanta Philosophy
- Sanskrit Epics & Puranas
- Sanskrit (Classical & Spoken) & Other South Asian Languages
- Comparative Analysis of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian Religious Complexes
- Contemplative Practice Across Religious Traditions
- Religion & Sustainability
- Religion & Gender
- Religion & Film