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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some of the coolest, most insightful scholars of religion are in this department!

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Phewwwwwwww! Two hours flew by! Thank you to everyone who came out, I hope it was helpful! ☺️

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 17/07/2026

You've finished the manuscript. Now what? Join our AHA Online webinar on July 28 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the nuts and bolts of book publishing, from acquisitions and contracts to marketing. With Mike Baccam, Levi Stahl, and Elizabeth Townsend Gard. Register now.

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Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians – AHA

Book Publishing 101: Acquisitions, Contracts, and Promotion for Historians AHAOnline Tuesday, July 28, 12–1 p.m. ET You’ve written a dissertation or drafted a new manuscript and are in talks to publis...

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This seems like a great position!

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I often have the same series of thoughts when I read Dewey! He is a major figure for some of the transnational figures I study, and I am left thinking: “I mean…obviously.” But, then I pause and think about why it wasn’t so obvious!

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

So excited to join this stellar cohort!

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! Medievalist Matthew Vernon discusses Beowulf, Blackness & 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 (2025) while @aimeehindsscott.bsky.social notes Met Gala classics looks. Then, NEH grantees get a big win, rebuilding the Ziggurat @ Ur, ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more.

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Pasts Imperfect (5.14.26)

This week, medievalist Matthew Vernon discusses Beowulf, Blackness, and the film Sinners (2025). Then, the ACLS, AHA, and MLA win the day for NEH grantees; dendrochronology and medieval Japanese auror...

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ISTB University of Vienna, Austria @istb-univienna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Starting today: The conference "Buddhism and Medicine: People, Paradigms and Perspectives", hosted by the Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Bristol, is hybrid, free, and open to the public (registration required): buddhiststudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk?page_id=435

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Buddhism and Medicine Conference – Centre for Buddhist Studies Bristol

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It seems to me that a not insignificant number do actually understand it. And they like it.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

For two decades, we were told the humanities are moribund and we only need STEM, and now we're reached a point where the biggest innovations in STEM are raising fundamentally humanist questions about the nature of personhood and identity that require philosophy, art, history, and religion to answer.

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I am looking forward to speaking at UPenn this Thursday! I hope to see 🫵🏿 there!

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De Gruyter Brill Asian Studies @dgb-asianstudies.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Proud to launch the Digital Library of Chinese Classics! 510 texts, 20 years of research, 500 scholars, 282 vols, in one comprehensive digital collection, empowered by Brill’s renowned dictionaries. Check it out: marketing.degruyterbrill.com/DGB_DLCC?utm... scholarlyeditions.brill.com/product/dlcc/

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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I'm so excited about the work the Crossroads Project fellows have done and hope you will check out the new projects and teaching resource.

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Nicholas Witkowski @nwitkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Sept 11 - Friends in Buddhist Studies and beyond - @rhcraig.bsky.social will be speaking at the Ho Center at @utoronto.ca on Dharma preachers of the Indian Buddhist Mahāyāna and the Dharma preacher Tina Turner! buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/events/inspi...

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Dr. Ralph Craig III, "Preachers and Inspired Eloquence in Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras" - Learn | Explore | Connect

September 11, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - “Inspired eloquence” the foremost skill in the Mahāyāna Buddhist preacher’s rhetorical toolkit.

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Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊 @sauthoff.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Happy Birthday, big guy.

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elisa freschi @elisafreschi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#JohnNemec presents his new book on brahmins and kings, and the role of narratives within Sanskrit philosophy: indianphilosophyblog.org/2025/04/21/b...

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Brahmins and Kings, political philosophy in the Sanskrit Narratives (a guest post by John Nemec) – The Indian Philosophy Blog

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Tom Mazanec @tommazanec.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Time to start explicitly saying what used to be implicit (and what I regard to be the ethical limits of this sort of thing). From a paper I'm working on for next week's confererence.

Screenshot of Word document about the history of Chinese literary genre fu, with some main text and footnote text visible. In the first footnote a sentence is highlighted: "In translating the text, I have not once used AI or machine translators (I would rather resign from the profession than start doing this). "

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I am excited for this online discussion on March 23rd with the Barre Center For Buddhist Studies about my book Dancing in My Dreams (@eerdmansbooks), and American Religion through the lens of @tinaturner! www.buddhistinquiry.org/classes/2025...

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2025 - Thus Have I Heard: American Buddhism Through the Lens of Tina Turner - Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Tell me BBC America ain’t petty. 🤭

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elisa freschi @elisafreschi.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The Robert H. No foundation finances up to 2/3 of new professorships in Buddhist studies! www.acls.org/competitions... Perhaps @jamesabenn.bsky.social can help me spread the news? Or @histphilosophy.bsky.social ? Or @rhcraig.bsky.social ?

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The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies

New Professorships in Buddhist Studies supports new teaching positions.

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Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her) @themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Do you study religion, gender and/or sexuality? Consider applying to this amazing program. Deadline is Dec 16, 2024. If you can’t do this one, there will be 3 MORE this year! Sacred Writes is open to all religion scholars regardless of citizenship. www.sacred-writes.org/apply?fbclid...

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apply — Sacred Writes

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I had the great honor of meeting Nikki Giovanni in high school. She spent a whole class session with us, had lunch with us, and then gave one of the most powerful talks I have ever heard. We thank her for her insight, her power, and her graciousness. Now, may she soar on into the great unknown! 🕊️🕊️🕊️

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I have been looking forward to reading @protass.bsky.social’s new book!

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thank you!!! I am looking forward to it!

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Ray Buckner @raymoishe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

11. Author meets critics roundtable: Ralph H. Craig III: Dancing in My Dreams: A spiritual biography of Tina Turner. Sunday 12:30-2:30pm with @rhcraig.bsky.social 12. The Anthropology of Buddhism. Sunday 12:30-2:30pm.

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Looking forward to presenting this weekend at AAR this weekend alongside some brilliant scholars, such as @nwitkowski.bsky.social, @adeanamcn.bsky.social, and others!

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Sebastian Nehrdich @snehrdich.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

BuddhaNexus 2.0 is maturing and will be ready for release soon! This is going to be 🔥🔥🔥

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Is the volume officially out now??

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Nicholas Witkowski @nwitkowski.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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 #monasticwomen #IndianBuddhism #ChineseBuddhism #translating women from India to China

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Thank you for making this!! Please add me!

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NCC (北米日本研究資料調整協議会) @nccjapaninfo.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

How can we be purposeful and impactful in teaching at institutions with smaller library collections? In today's #NCCSpotlight Dr. Asuka Sango (Carleton College) shares insights into her collections-based teaching of Buddhist manuscript culture with students! 📿 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...

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Adeana McNicholl @adeanamcn.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My #Buddhism book, Of Ancestors and Ghosts, is currently on sale for #SBLAAR24. Use promo code EXAAR24 for 40% off at Oxford University Press: oxford.ly/40uQpHm

2024 Annual Meetings of SBL and AAR. Save 40% on new and notable religion and biblical studies titles from OUP.

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Ralph H. Craig III @rhcraig.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Thank you for putting this together! Please add me!

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