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Adjunct Faculty; Interim Program Coordinator, Master of Arts in Theology: Public Faith and Spirituality
I am currently examining the mutual relationship between Asian wisdom traditions, particularly Buddhist spiritual principles and those of Western psychotherapy. With an MA and a PhD in Religion and Culture from Wilfrid Laurier University, I received trainings in both the textual and social scientific study of religion. I also completed an MA in Buddhist Philosophy at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Prior to joining Martin Luther University College, I taught and conducted research at Cornell University, Rice University and the University of Saskatchewan.
My Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded monograph Seeding Buddhism with Multiculturalism (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019) explains what being Buddhist means within the context of Canada’s multicultural social reality.
With recent funding from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the Ho Foundation for Buddhist Studies, I am working on my second book project (prospectively entitled Adi Bauddha) on modern Buddhist identity formation in the border region of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Contact Us:
E:
mbarua@luther.wlu.ca
T:
519.884.0710 x3553
F:
519.725.2434 (Luther main office)
Office Location: MLU211
Office Hours:
Before or after classes, or by appointment.