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Ralph H. Craig III

@rhcraig.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Religion - Whitman College | South Asian Buddhism and American Buddhism | Religious Authority; Religion and Music; and Religious Experience. Book: Dancing in My Dreams (https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802878632/dancing-in-my-dreams/)

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Thanks @dcsmith.bsky.social!

12.02.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

11.11.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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01.10.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

19.09.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@nwitkowski.bsky.social Thanks!

05.09.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Ralph Craig III, "Preachers and Inspired Eloquence in Mahāyāna Buddhist SΕ«tras" - Learn | Explore | Connect September 11, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - β€œInspired eloquence” the foremost skill in the Mahāyāna Buddhist preacher’s rhetorical toolkit.

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...

27.08.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Nick!

05.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Buddha carved into a mountainside.

A Buddha carved into a mountainside.

Happy Birthday, big guy.

05.05.2025 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Brahmins and Kings, political philosophy in the Sanskrit Narratives (a guest post by John Nemec) – The Indian Philosophy Blog

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

22.04.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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). "

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). "

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.

07.03.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the share!

09.02.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 - Thus Have I Heard: American Buddhism Through the Lens of Tina Turner - Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

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...

07.02.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell me BBC America ain’t petty. 🀭

20.01.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation New Professorships in Buddhist Studies New Professorships in Buddhist Studies supports new teaching positions.

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 ?

13.12.2024 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

13.12.2024 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.
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10.12.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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! πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ

10.12.2024 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

28.11.2024 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

23.11.2024 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

23.11.2024 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ray!!

23.11.2024 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good idea πŸ™ŒπŸΏ

21.11.2024 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to presenting this weekend at AAR this weekend alongside some brilliant scholars, such as @nwitkowski.bsky.social, @adeanamcn.bsky.social, and others!

18.11.2024 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BuddhaNexus 2.0 is maturing and will be ready for release soon! This is going to be πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

18.11.2024 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@malcolmkeating.bsky.social looking forward to using this in classes!

18.11.2024 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have any Tina in there?

16.11.2024 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Is the volume officially out now??

14.11.2024 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

14.11.2024 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey friend!! Thank you!

14.11.2024 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for making this!! Please add me!

14.11.2024 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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