Jeffery D. Long Explained

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.

Education and career

Long graduated with a BA from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. During his time at Notre Dame, he converted from Catholicism to Hinduism, as later informed his work.^[1] He received his MA and PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1993 and 2000, respectively.^[2] 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]}

Books

• Book: Long, Jeffery D.. A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism. 23 January 2007. I.B.Tauris. Google Books. 9781845112738.
• Book: Long, Jeffery D.. Jainism: An Introduction. I.B. Tauris. 2009. 978-1-4416-3839-7. 608555139. ^[7]
• Book: Long, Jeffery D.. Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. 2011-09-09. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7960-7. en.
• Book: Long, Jeffery D.. Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2020. 978-1-4742-4845-7. 1159617533.

Notes and References

1. Book: Long, Jeffery D.. Introduction. A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism. 23 January 2007. I.B.Tauris. Google Books. 9781845112738.
2. Web site: Elizabethtown College -Directory. 2009-04-28. 2010-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528004804/http://www.etown.edu/Directory.aspx?faculty=9f0f5bea-dd28-4ab6-911d-3374aea1734c&topic=Catalog%20-%20Religious. live.
3. Plurality and relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the reconstruction of religious pluralism. Long. Jeffery D.. 2000. University of Chicago. PhD thesis.
4. Web site: Know Thy Neighbor: Cultivating a Community of Respect (talk announcement). Township of Derry, Hershey PA. March 19, 2018. October 14, 2020.
5. Web site: 2017 Surjit Singh Lecture (announcement). February 22, 2017. October 17, 2020. Graduate Theological Union.
6. Web site: California textbook controversy over Hindu history . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20061018163334/http://www.saccourt.com/courtrooms/trulings/dept19/sep1d19--06cs00386.doc . October 18, 2006 .
7. Gough. Ellen. March 2010. none. Religious Studies Review. en. 36. 1. 97. 10.1111/j.1748-0922.2010.01412_4.x.