Background
Ishwar Harris was born into a Methodist Christian family in Uttar Pradesh, India on 13 July 1943.
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The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters)
(Harris' book serves as a fresh introduction to Zen for We...)
Harris' book serves as a fresh introduction to Zen for Western readers which never fails to convey the radiant spirit of one of the most remarkable spiritual masters of our time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0941532623/?tag=2022091-20
Radhakrishnan, the profile of an universalist
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0836407784/?tag=2022091-20
Laughing Buddha of Tofuku-Ji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters) by Ishwar Harris (2005-05-01)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N5KTJF5/?tag=2022091-20
Ishwar Harris
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This was followed by a Master of Divinity from the Howard University School of Divinity in 1967, South.T.M. from the Pacific School of Religion in 1969, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Claremont Graduate School in 1974.
Career
He is considered an expert on the culture and history of India, and is the author of several books and numerous articles on the topic of Eastern religions. In 1961 Harris received his Bachelor of Arts from the Lucknow Christian College in India. Harris taught religion at Rutgers University and San Bernardino State College before coming to the College of Wooster in 1981 where he was the Synod Professor of Religious Studies there until his formal retirement in May 2009.
Harris has brought groups of students to study abroad in the Thai and Southeast Asian Studies Program () at Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand three times in 2003, 2007 and 2009 (August-December).
This was followed by a three-month trip in 2001 and a return trip in 2003.
Works
book
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The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters)
(Harris' book serves as a fresh introduction to Zen for We...)
- Radhakrishnan: The profile of a universalist
- Radhakrishnan, the profile of an universalist
- Laughing Buddha of Tofuku-Ji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters) by Ishwar Harris (2005-05-01)
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The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima (Spiritual Masters)
Membership
Harris is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society for Asian Studies, ASIANetwork, and the Ohio Academy of Religion.
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Christian Hinduism Buddhism