Tag: Steven Heine

November 29, 2020

Take a Tour of Our AAR Virtual Exhibit with Wendy Lochner

Hi! I’m Wendy Lochner, the religion editor at Columbia University Press. Since the coronavirus pandemic has canceled fall conferences—SBL/AAR included—we are mounting virtual book exhibits on our blog to accompany our virtual booth. I will miss seeing so many friends...

November 9, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Religion Catalog

Letter from the editor: With both sadness to miss seeing so many friends in person and great pleasure to share so many exciting new books, I present the Columbia University Press religion catalog for 2020. These titles, which span subjects...

July 10, 2020

Book Excerpt! Readings of Dōgen’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye,” by Steven Heine (preface)

“Heine has written a comprehensive, detailed, and accessible analysis of the textual, religious, and philosophical intricacies of Dōgen’s master work, Shōbōgenzō. This careful work of synthesis builds on his own original scholarship on Zen and the Shōbōgenzō itself, and is one of the...

July 8, 2020

“The time is already ripe”: On Modern Appropriations of a Traditional Japanese Religious Philosopher

By Steven Heine

“Vigorous and insightful, Readings of Dōgen’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye” provides a deep inspection of central themes in Dōgen’s vast literary legacy. In a clear and inspiring manner, Heine’s analysis sheds crucial light that clarifies both the beauty...

April 21, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Away from Chaos, Climate Change Science and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Away from Chaos The Middle East and the Challenge to the West Gilles Kepel. Translated by Henry Randolph. Away from Chaos is a sweeping political history of four decades of Middle...

March 22, 2020

Join Wendy Lochner on a Tour of Our Books in Asian Philosophy and Religion

Hi! Welcome to our virtual booth! I’m Wendy Lochner, and I acquire books in philosophy, religion, political theory, and animal and critical-life studies—not only in Asian studies, of course, but that component is a very important part of the list. You...