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Ralph Craig III is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Whitman College, specializing in interdisciplinary studies of South Asian and American Buddhism. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University and a B.A. in Theological Studies from Loyola Marymount University.
- Education:
- B.A. in Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
- Ph.D. in Religious Studies, Stanford University
His research explores intersections of memoir, race, popular culture, and meditation theory, with a focus on Buddhist textual materials in Sanskrit, Pāli, Buddhist Chinese, and Classical Tibetan. He has published in journals such as American Religion, Buddhist-Christian Studies, and Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, as well as in popular outlets like Lion's Roar and Tricycle magazines.
His first book, Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner (2023), examines the role of religion in Tina Turner's life and her development as a Black Buddhist teacher. He is currently working on a monograph about preachers in Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtras.
