John P. Keenan

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BnwShortPersonBio	John P. Keenan is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Middlebury College and vicar of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Scarborough, Maine. He has published translations and studies in Yogacara Buddhism, and has employed Mahayana Buddhist philosophy in works including The Meaning of Christ: A Mahayana Theology and The Letter of James: Everyday Practice for Everyday Christians.
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Full Name

John Peter Keenan
John P. Keenan

Affiliation

Associate Professor of Religion at Middlebury College in Vermont.

Education

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980.

Other Information

His studies have focused on Indian Mahāyāna and its translation into China.

Publications

He is the translator of several major Yogācāra texts: Saṃdhinirmocanasūtra, Mahāyānasaṃgraha, Buddhabhūmyupadeśa, and Karmasiddhiprakarana. His publications include The Realm of Awakening and The Meaning of Christ: A Mahāyāna Theology.