John S. Strong: Difference between revisions
m →External links: Category Updating (birth/death) + General Fixes using AWB |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
| notable_works = |
| notable_works = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''John S. Strong''' is an American academic |
'''John S. Strong''' is an American academic who is currently the Charles A. Dana Professor at [[Bates College]] in the Department of Religious Studies. Strong specializes in [[Buddhist studies]] and with emphasis on the Buddha's biography, relics, and the legends and cults of South Asia. |
||
John Strong was born in China, and completed his secondary education in [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Lewiston_1982">{{cite news | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zwMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VWQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2144,4435451&dq=john+s+strong+buddhist&hl=en | title = 3 Bates Profs Receive $66,000 in Fellowships | date = 1982-04-21 | accessdate = 2012-11-29 | publisher = [[Sun Journal (Lewiston)|The Lewiston Daily Sun]] }}</ref> He graduated from the [[Oberlin College]], where he joined the [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]]. He then obtained a master's degree at the [[Hartford Seminary Foundation]].<ref name="Lewiston_1986"/> |
John Strong was born in China, and completed his secondary education in [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Lewiston_1982">{{cite news | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zwMgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VWQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2144,4435451&dq=john+s+strong+buddhist&hl=en | title = 3 Bates Profs Receive $66,000 in Fellowships | date = 1982-04-21 | accessdate = 2012-11-29 | publisher = [[Sun Journal (Lewiston)|The Lewiston Daily Sun]] }}</ref> He graduated from the [[Oberlin College]], where he joined the [[Phi Beta Kappa Society]]. He then obtained a master's degree at the [[Hartford Seminary Foundation]].<ref name="Lewiston_1986"/> |
||
Revision as of 21:34, 25 July 2013
John S. Strong | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1948 Tongxian, Hebei, China |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Hartford Seminary Foundation University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Organization | Bates College |
| Known for | Buddhist Studies |
John S. Strong is an American academic who is currently the Charles A. Dana Professor at Bates College in the Department of Religious Studies. Strong specializes in Buddhist studies and with emphasis on the Buddha's biography, relics, and the legends and cults of South Asia.
John Strong was born in China, and completed his secondary education in Switzerland.[1] He graduated from the Oberlin College, where he joined the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He then obtained a master's degree at the Hartford Seminary Foundation.[2]
Strong received his Ph.D. in History of Religions from the University of Chicago in 1977, and joined Bates in 1978. He received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1982, as an Assistant Professor of Religion.[1] He was promoted to a full professor in 1986.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "3 Bates Profs Receive $66,000 in Fellowships". The Lewiston Daily Sun. 1982-04-21. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ a b "Bates College promotes two to full professor". The Lewiston Daily Sun. 1986-04-17. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This biography of an American theology academic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Buddhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |