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| + | |MainNamePhon=Frank E. Reynolds | ||
| + | |PersonType=Authors of English Works | ||
| + | |bio=Reynolds, who died on Jan. 9 at age 88, was a leading expert in Theravada Buddhism, a religion predominantly practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. He is remembered not only for his lasting impact on the field, but for his work as a teacher and mentor during his 34 years on the UChicago faculty. . . .<br> | ||
| + | An ordained Baptist minister, Reynolds, AM’63, PhD’71, spent three years teaching at a university in Thailand before becoming a UChicago graduate student. His experience working with Christians, Buddhists and Muslims in Bangkok led him to seek a non-sectarian, empirically oriented approach to religious studies.<br> | ||
| + | In 1967, Reynolds joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, where his interests ranged from Thai civic religion to religious studies in the liberal arts. But Reynolds was held in particularly high regard for his work to deepen knowledge of Theravada Buddhism.<br> | ||
| + | Reynolds held editorial responsibilities for various academic publications, including a decades-long stint as co-editor of the ''History of Religions Journal''. Along with wife Mani Bloch he published a translation of a 14th-century Thai Buddhist cosmology, ''The Three Worlds of King Ruang'' (1982).<br> | ||
| + | He retired in 2001 as Professor Emeritus of the History of Religions and Buddhist Studies in the Divinity School and the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations.<br> | ||
| + | In 2010, Reynolds received the Norman Maclean Faculty Award from UChicago in recognition of his outstanding contributions to teaching and to the student experience of life on campus. Reynolds’ mentorship extended to colleagues as well, with Doniger calling him “the finest teacher I’ve ever known.” ([https://news.uchicago.edu/story/frank-e-reynolds-leading-scholar-buddhism-and-revered-teacher-1930-2019 Adapted from Source Sept 16, 2020]) | ||
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| + | |yearbirth=1930 | ||
| + | |yeardeath=2019 | ||
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| + | * ''Two Wheels of Dhamma: Essays on the Theravada Tradition in India and Ceylon'', (AAR Studies in Religion, 1972) | ||
| + | * ''The Biographical Process: Essays in the History and Psychology of Religion'' (Mouton, 1976) | ||
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| + | |phduniversity=University of Chicago | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 7 April 2023
| English Phonetics | Frank E. Reynolds |
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| Birth: | 1930 |
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| Death: | 2019 |
Tibetan calendar dates
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- University of Chicago
PhD University
- University of Chicago
Biographical Information
Reynolds, who died on Jan. 9 at age 88, was a leading expert in Theravada Buddhism, a religion predominantly practiced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. He is remembered not only for his lasting impact on the field, but for his work as a teacher and mentor during his 34 years on the UChicago faculty. . . .
An ordained Baptist minister, Reynolds, AM’63, PhD’71, spent three years teaching at a university in Thailand before becoming a UChicago graduate student. His experience working with Christians, Buddhists and Muslims in Bangkok led him to seek a non-sectarian, empirically oriented approach to religious studies.
In 1967, Reynolds joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, where his interests ranged from Thai civic religion to religious studies in the liberal arts. But Reynolds was held in particularly high regard for his work to deepen knowledge of Theravada Buddhism.
Reynolds held editorial responsibilities for various academic publications, including a decades-long stint as co-editor of the History of Religions Journal. Along with wife Mani Bloch he published a translation of a 14th-century Thai Buddhist cosmology, The Three Worlds of King Ruang (1982).
He retired in 2001 as Professor Emeritus of the History of Religions and Buddhist Studies in the Divinity School and the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations.
In 2010, Reynolds received the Norman Maclean Faculty Award from UChicago in recognition of his outstanding contributions to teaching and to the student experience of life on campus. Reynolds’ mentorship extended to colleagues as well, with Doniger calling him “the finest teacher I’ve ever known.” (Adapted from Source Sept 16, 2020)
Publications
Books
- Two Wheels of Dhamma: Essays on the Theravada Tradition in India and Ceylon, (AAR Studies in Religion, 1972)
- The Biographical Process: Essays in the History and Psychology of Religion (Mouton, 1976)
- Wiki Pages