Jeffery D. Long (born 1969) is a religious studies scholar who works on the religions and philosophies of India, particularly Hinduism and Jainism. He is a professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College.
Long graduated with a BA from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. [1] During his time at Notre Dame, he converted from Catholicism to Hinduism, as later informed his work. [2] He received his MA and PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1993 and 2000, respectively. [1] His PhD thesis was titled Plurality and Relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the Reconstruction of Religious Pluralism. [3] He began work at Elizabethtown College in 2000. [4]
Long has authored four books on Hinduism and Jainism. He was a consultant to the Hindu American Foundation during its lawsuit against the California Board of Education. [5] [6]
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Jeffery D. Long (born 1969) is a religious studies scholar who works on the religions and philosophies of India, particularly Hinduism and Jainism. He is a professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College.
Long graduated with a BA from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. [1] During his time at Notre Dame, he converted from Catholicism to Hinduism, as later informed his work. [2] He received his MA and PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1993 and 2000, respectively. [1] His PhD thesis was titled Plurality and Relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the Reconstruction of Religious Pluralism. [3] He began work at Elizabethtown College in 2000. [4]
Long has authored four books on Hinduism and Jainism. He was a consultant to the Hindu American Foundation during its lawsuit against the California Board of Education. [5] [6]
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