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− | |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. Her dissertation has been published as a book entitled [https://sumeru-books.com/products/kalyanamitra-a-model-for-buddhist-spiritual-care ''Kalyāṇamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care, Volume 1''] and is the first comprehensive textbook for Buddhist spiritual care. ([https://rit.academia.edu/MonicaSanford Adapted from Source Jan 13, 2021]) | + | |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. Her dissertation has been published as a book entitled [https://sumeru-books.com/products/kalyanamitra-a-model-for-buddhist-spiritual-care ''Kalyāṇamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care, Volume 1''] (Sumeru Books 2021) and is the first comprehensive textbook for Buddhist spiritual care. ([https://rit.academia.edu/MonicaSanford Adapted from Source Jan 13, 2021]) |
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|phduniversity=Claremont School of Theology | |phduniversity=Claremont School of Theology |
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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. Her dissertation has been published as a book entitled Kalyāṇamitra: A Model for Buddhist Spiritual Care, Volume 1 (Sumeru Books 2021) and is the first comprehensive textbook for Buddhist spiritual care. (Adapted from Source Jan 13, 2021)
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