Joel Gruber earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in Tibetan Buddhist biography, history, and doctrine. He currently teaches courses covering a wide array of topics at the University of San D
...MoreJoel Gruber earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in Tibetan Buddhist biography, history, and doctrine. He currently teaches courses covering a wide array of topics at the University of San Diego, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese religions, and religious studies theory. He has published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies and Implicit Religion, as well as pieces for Macmillan and the Huffington Post. Joel is currently working on a forthcoming book on an enigmatic medieval saint purported to have influenced the religio- cultural history of Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese Buddhism.
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