Bradley Clough (University of Montana)

Bradley S. Clough
Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies and Asian Religions
LA 101
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812  USA

phone: 406-243-2837
Fax:   406-243-5313
Email: bradley.clough@mso.umt.edu

Description of work:

Teaching interest is mainly in areas pertaining to the history of Asian 
Buddhist thought and practice, South Asian Religions, and Comparative 
religion. Courses taught include Religions of the World, Hinduism and 
Buddhism in Ancient India, Buddhist Thought and Practice, Contemporary 
Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia, Tibetan Civilization, Japanese 
Religions, and Contemplative Traditions of Asia. Research interest lies 
mainly in the areas of early Indian Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism, 
especially in Sri Lanka. Forthcoming book?entitled, Noble Persons and 
Their Paths: Diversity and Controversy in Early Indian and Theravada 
Buddhist Soteriology. Recent work done on Gandhi, including "Gandhi, 
Nonviolence, and the Bhagavad-gita," in Steven Rosen, ed., Holy War, and 
"Gandhi the Rama-bhakta," in the Journal of Vaishnava Studies (Spring 
2004). Chapters on divinity and sacred texts and authority in Buddhism 
for the Pilgrim Library of World Religions series and chapter on family 
ethics in Buddhism for Wadsworth's Comparing Religious Traditions series. 
Entries on "Disciples" and "Salvation" in the Encyclopedia of Women and 
World Religions. Books reviews in the Journal of Asian Studies, History of 
Religions, and Journal of Religion and Health.