Steven Heine (born 1950), is a scholar in the field of
Zen Buddhist
Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...
history and thought, particularly the life and teachings of Zen Master
Dōgen
Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; 26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253), also known as Dōgen Kigen (道元希玄), Eihei Dōgen (永平道元), Kōso Jōyō Daishi (高祖承陽大師), or Busshō Dentō Kokushi (仏性伝東国師), was a Ja ...
(1200–1253). He has also taught and published extensively on
Japanese religion
Religion in Japan is manifested primarily in Shinto and in Buddhism, the two main faiths, which Japanese people often practice simultaneously. According to estimates, as many as 80% of the populace follow Shinto rituals to some degree, worshipi ...
and society in worldwide perspectives.
Teaching and research career
Heine lectured at
Villanova University
Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...
in
Religious Studies from 1982 to 1987. In 1987, he became an Assistant Professor of Religion at
La Salle University
La Salle University () is a private, Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle.
History
La ...
and taught there until 1991 when he moved to Penn State University and became an Associate Professor of Religious Studies. He left Penn State University in 1997 to work as director of
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...
's Asian Studies Program. Since his arrival at FIU, Heine has expanded Asian Studies and helped facilitate its growth at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program also has an extensive outreach component. He is editor of the ''Japan Studies Review'' and a review editor for ''Philosophy East and West''.
Publications
Dogen Studies
* A Blade of Grass: Japanese Poetry and Aesthetics in Dogen Zen (Peter Lang Publishing, 1989, )
*A Study of Dogen: His Philosophy and Religion (SUNY, 1991, )
*Dogen and the Koan Tradition: A Tale of Two Shobogenzo Texts (SUNY, 1993, )
* Did Dogen Go to China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It? (Oxford University Press, 2006, )
* Dogen and Soto Zen (Oxford University Press, 2015, )
*Dogen: Japan’s Original Zen Teacher (Shambhala Publications, 2021, )
History and Thought of Zen Buddhism
* Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters (Oxford University Press, 2003, )
*Like Cats and Dogs: Contesting the Mu Koan in Zen Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2013, )
*Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: Sharpening the Sword at the Dragon's Gate (Oxford University Press, 2016, )
* From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation (Oxford University Press, 2017, )
Asian Religion in Contemporary Culture: East & West
* Bargainin' For Salvation: Bob Dylan, A Zen Master? (Continuum, 2009, )
* Sacred High City, Sacred Low City: A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods (Oxford University Press, 2011, )
Co-Edited Series with Dale S. Wright
* The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2000, )
* Zen Masters (Oxford University Press, 2010, )
Honours and awards
Heine is the recipient of the
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contribution to Japanese Studies.
A
festschrift
In academia, a ''Festschrift'' (; plural, ''Festschriften'' ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the h ...
– as a tribute to honour Heine's contributions in the field of studies on Zen Buddhism – has been published in 2022 – with contributions of many of his colleagues.
References
External links
* https://religion.fiu.edu/faculty/full-time-faculty/steven-heine/
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American philosophy academics
American religion academics
American Buddhist studies scholars
Villanova University faculty
Florida International University faculty
Writers from Miami
Zen Buddhism writers
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class