Dr. Russell Kirkland
Associate Professor
Asian Religions, Taoism, Chinese and Japanese Religions

Russell Kirkland received his A.B. in Religious Studies and A.M. in Asian History from Brown University in 1976, and an M.A. in Religious Studies (1982) and Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures (1986) from Indiana University. He has taught Asian Religions and related subjects at Stanford University, the University of Rochester, the University of Missouri, Oberlin College, and Macalester College. He is the author of Taoism: The Enduring Tradition (London and New York: Routledge, 2004), and numerous other studies of the history and religions of China, Tibet, Korea, and Japan. He currently serves on the executive board of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions, the steering committee of the American Academy of Religion's Chinese Religions group, and the board of directors of the U. S. Taoist Association.

E-mail: kirkland@uga.edu

UGA Department of Religion
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