Erin C. MacLeod, "Visions of Zion: Ethiopians and Rastafari in the Search for the Promised Land" (NYU Press, 2014)
In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. "Repatriation is a must!" they cry. The Rastafari have been travelling to Ethiopia since th...
15 Jul 202249min
On the Life of Jamgon Kongtrul
Dr. Alex Gardner is the author of the brand new biography, The Life of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, out now from Snow Lion, an imprint of Shambhala Publications. Gardner is the director and Chief Editor...
14 Jul 202253min
On Tonglen Meditation
Lama Palden Drolma is a western teacher trained by Tibetan Buddhist masters. She the founder of Sukhasiddhi Foundation. She is a licensed psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, coach, and has studied Bud...
13 Jul 202245min
On Our Non-Christian Nation
Jay Wexler is a professor at the Boston University School of Law and is the author of the new book, Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others are Demanding Their Rightful P...
12 Jul 202259min
On Prescribing the Dharma
Dr. Ira Helderman is a psychotherapist in private practice and he holds a PhD in religious studies. He's the author of Prescribing the Dharma (University of North Carolina Press). Learn more about you...
11 Jul 20221h 4min
On the Character Gap
Christian B. Miller is the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University. Miller's research is primarily in contemporary ethics and philosophy of religion. His book The Character Gap: H...
8 Jul 20221h 8min
On 'Just Enough,' Oryoki, and Japanese Cooking
Gesshin Claire Greenwood is the author of Bow First, Ask Questions Later and the popular blog That’s So Zen. She trained in Japanese Zen monasteries, including in the kitchen, for several years before...
7 Jul 202256min
On the Epic of Gilgamesh
Stanley Lombardo is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. His previous translations include Homer's Iliad (1997, Hackett) and Odyssey (2000, Hackett), Hesiod's Works & Days and Theogon...
6 Jul 202255min
