New Books in Buddhist Studies

Booking Overview

This is an academic interview podcast focused on Buddhist studies, religion, and newly published scholarly research, typically featuring scholar-authors interviewed by another expert in the field. Credible pitches include Buddhist studies scholars, historians of religion, meditation researchers, and authors of substantive new books; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need recognized subject expertise and a recent relevant publication.

Metrics

Episodes: 419

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

marshallpoe@gmail.com

marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com

caleb@newbooksnetwork.com

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Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Scholars, authors, and established practitioners with specialized expertise in Buddhist studies, Asian religions, meditation, or related fields, usually with a recently published book or significant research.

Required Achievements:

Published scholarly books, Substantial original research, Recognized expertise in Buddhist studies or religious studies

Recent Guest Discussions

Stephen G. Covell - Buddhist Education, Temple Institutions, Contemporary Japanese Buddhism, Clergy Training, And Public Religious Teaching.

Pierce Salguero - Meditation-related Psychological And Physical Risks, Historical Buddhist Sources, Meditation Apps, Teacher Ethics, And Informed Consent.

Ronald E. Purser - Contemplative Practice, Non-dualistic Inquiry, Critiques Of Contemporary Meditation Trends, Digital Anxiety, And The Relationship Between Mind And Space.

Recent Topics

Buddhism, Religion, Meditation, Japanese Studies, History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

New Books in Buddhist Studies

Echoes of Incense on the Shikoku Pilgrimage with Don Weiss

August 16, 2026

Amy Chavez talks to Don Weiss, currently mid-way through the Shikoku Pilgrimage — Japan's 1,300 km Buddhist route that has been walked for almost as many years. Pilgrims share their journey with Kobo Daishi, patron saint of the 88-temple circuit and founder of Shingon Buddhism in Japan. Don explains his "gratitude pilgrimage," what it means and why he is undertaking it. Along the way, he speaks with fellow pilgrims and priests at a number of temples to assess the experience for international...

Jin Y. Park and Sumi Lee eds., "Korean Buddhism: Selected Readings from Primary Texts" (U Hawaii Press, 2026)

August 08, 2026

Today we're looking at a book that fills a gap that has existed for a long time. Korean Buddhism: Selected Readings from Primary Texts (U Hawaii Press, 2026), edited by Jin Park and Sumi Lee and published this year by the University of Hawai'i Press, is the first comprehensive introduction to the Korean Buddhist tradition built entirely around primary sources. Bringing together twenty-five foundational texts spanning the seventh to the twenty-first centuries, each translated a...

Stephen G. Covell, "The Teaching and Teachings of Temple Buddhism in Contemporary Japan" (U Hawaii Press, 2024)

July 12, 2026

How have Buddhist teachings come to be in modern and contemporary Japan and how are they taught? This pioneering work seeks to answer these questions by highlighting the public teachings of Temple Buddhism institutions, in particular Temple Buddhism kindergartens and Buddhist secondary schools and colleges. The community outreach provided by these Buddhist facilities is far greater than any other with the possible exception of funerals yet until now it has received little attention fro...

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