Archives: Authors

Duncan Ryuken Williams

Duncan Ryuken Williams is the author of American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War and director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California.

Sebene Selassie

Sebene Selassie is a teacher at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock.

Daigengna Duoer

Daigengna Duoer, Buddhadharma’s new reviews editor, grew up fascinated with Buddhism as part of her Mongolian and Manchu heritage. She is now a PhD student in the religious studies department at the Uni ersity of California, Santa Barbara, where her research includes a project of mapping crosscultural networks of exchanges between Buddhist communities in modern Inner Mongolia, Tibet, China, and Japan.

William Edelglass

William Edelglass is the new director of studies at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Marlboro College in Vermont. His work has taken him to Dharamsala, India, where he taught both Western philosophy to Tibetan monks at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics and Buddhist philosophy to American college students on a Tibetan studies program.

Ephrat Livni

Ephrat Livni is a writer and lawyer. She is a senior reporter at Quartz, where she covers everything from art, books, and consciousness to science, the self, and Zen. She has worked around the world and now scribbles by the sea in Sarasota, Florida.

Melvin Escobar

Melvin Escobar is a Buddhist teacher and serves as a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, has a Masters of Social Work degree and is also a registered yoga instructor (RYT-200).

Sharon Suh

Sharon Suh is a professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University and the author of Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film.

Peter Harvey

Peter Harvey is professor emeritus of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland in England and a teacher with Samatha Trust. He is the author of An Introduction to Buddhist Studies and An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics.

Adyashanti

Adyashanit is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His books include Falling into Grace (Sounds True, 2013), Resurrecting Jesus (Sounds True, 2016), and his new book, The Most Important Thing: Discovering Truth at the Heart of Life (Sounds True, January 2019). He lives in Northern California. Visit adyashanti.org.

Bob Isaacson

Bob Isaacson is the president and cofounder of <a href="https://www.dharmavoicesforanimals.org/" rel="noopener">Dharma Voices for Animals</a>, an international Buddhist animal advocacy and rights organization.