Difference between revisions of "Sanford, M."
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| − | |affiliation= | + | |bio=Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford is one of only two Buddhists in North America to lead a religious life department at a college or university. As the head of Spirituality & Religious Life at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rev. Dr. Sanford oversees a program with active on-campus Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Pagan, and Muslim communities and student clubs, while also coordinating interfaith programs and an innovative outreach program for secular/non-religious students called “Department 42.” RIT is a STEM-focused campus of 19,000+ students from all over the United States and the world. Trained as a Buddhist chaplain (MDiv, 2013) and ordained as a Buddhist lay minister in a Chan lineage (2015), Rev. Dr. Sanford also received her PhD in Practical Theology (spiritual care & counseling) from Claremont School of Theology (2018) with a first-of-its-kind qualitative study of Buddhist chaplains working in interfaith settings, such as hospitals, colleges, and the military. She is currently transforming her dissertation into the first comprehensive textbook for Buddhist spiritual care (expected in 2020). |
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|education=MDiv. University of the West | |education=MDiv. University of the West | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 13 January 2021
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Rochester Institute of Technology
PhD University
- Claremont School of Theology
Education
MDiv. University of the West
Biographical Information
Rev. Dr. Monica Sanford is one of only two Buddhists in North America to lead a religious life department at a college or university. As the head of Spirituality & Religious Life at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rev. Dr. Sanford oversees a program with active on-campus Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Pagan, and Muslim communities and student clubs, while also coordinating interfaith programs and an innovative outreach program for secular/non-religious students called “Department 42.” RIT is a STEM-focused campus of 19,000+ students from all over the United States and the world. Trained as a Buddhist chaplain (MDiv, 2013) and ordained as a Buddhist lay minister in a Chan lineage (2015), Rev. Dr. Sanford also received her PhD in Practical Theology (spiritual care & counseling) from Claremont School of Theology (2018) with a first-of-its-kind qualitative study of Buddhist chaplains working in interfaith settings, such as hospitals, colleges, and the military. She is currently transforming her dissertation into the first comprehensive textbook for Buddhist spiritual care (expected in 2020).
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