Jacob N. Kinnard
Professor of Comparative Religions
Contact Information
- Phone: (303) 765-3164
- Fax: Fax: (303) 777-0164
- Email: jkinnard@iliff.edu
Education
- B.A., Bowdoin College
- M.A., University of Chicago
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
Bio
Jacob N. Kinnard is Professor of Comparative Religions. He teaches a range of courses on the religions of India and methodological and theoretical issues, including course on pilgrimage, religion and violence, and religion and the environment. He is the author of Places in Motion: The Fluid Identities of Temples, Images, and Pilgrims (Oxford), Imaging Wisdom: Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism (Routledge), and The Emergence of Buddhism (Fortress), and he co-edited the volume Constituting Communities: Theravada Traditions in South and Southeast Asia (SUNY). Kinnard earned his BA from Bowdoin College, and an MA and PhD from the University of Chicago.
News & Awards
“The Ride Home,” 850 KOA Radio – February 09, 2010 Tiger Woods and Buddhism
Jacob Kinnard provides expert commentary on “The Ride Home,” talk radio program. Professor Kinnard’s segment can be heard at 20:25 of the 31:31 minute program link.
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- 850 KOA Radio. Jacob Kinnard is interviewed on “The Ride Home,” talk radio program, regarding Tiger Woods and Buddhism, Feb. 19, 2010. Professor Kinnard’s segment can be heard at 20:25 of the 31:31 minute program link.