Engaged Jainism: Critical and Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement

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Christopher Jain Miller (VP of Academic Affairs, Professor of Jain and Yoga Studies, Arihanta Institute) Cogen Bohanec (Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Jain Studies, Arihanta Institute)

Engaged Jainism

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Critical and Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement

Christopher Jain Miller (VP of Academic Affairs, Professor of Jain and Yoga Studies, Arihanta Institute), Cogen Bohanec (Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Jain Studies, Arihanta Institute)

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State University of New York Press
01 March 2026

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Philosophy of religion; Jainism; Oriental religions

Series: SUNY series in Religious Studies

Explores the manifold ways in which Jains and Jain ideas become engaged in social worlds.

The Jain tradition, with roots in ancient India but now spread across the globe, is anything but static and monolithic. In Engaged Jainism, an interdisciplinary cohort of academics and practitioners explore the manifold ways in which Jains and Jain ideas become engaged in social worlds—historically, philosophically, philologically, and anthropologically. Following the legacy of Engaged Buddhism, the groundbreaking volume edited by Christopher S. Queen and Sallie B. King, this volume shows how Jain traditions become engaged in everyday life, puts Jain ideas in dialogue with Western philosophical traditions, and examines the ways in which Jains have maintained Jain identity in their engagement with other religious traditions and cultural influences in the past and present. Across all of these disciplinary approaches, Jainism emerges as a dynamic, protean, and diverse tradition.

Edited by: Christopher Jain Miller (VP of Academic Affairs Professor of Jain and Yoga Studies Arihanta Institute), Cogen Bohanec (Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Jain Studies, Arihanta Institute)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 717g
ISBN: 9798855805710
Series: SUNY series in Religious Studies
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Jain Miller is Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Jain and Yoga studies at the Arihanta Institute, Visiting Researcher at the University of Zürich's Asien-Orient-Institut, and Affiliate Professor of engaged Jain studies at the Claremont School of Theology. He is the author of Embodying Transnational Yoga: Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation. Cogen Bohanec is Assistant Professor in Sanskrit and Jain studies at the Arihanta Institute and Affiliate Professor of engaged Jain studies at the Claremont School of Theology. He is the author of Bhakti Ethics, Emotions, and Love in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Metaethics.

Reviews for Engaged Jainism: Critical and Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement

""This excellent book is a milestone in Jain studies. Highlighting an often-neglected aspect of Jainism as a tradition that shows remarkable engagement with contemporary issues, it makes a timely and important contribution to a rapidly expanding field."" — Melanie Barbato, Pasifika Communities University, Fiji ""This book offers a sophisticated and multifaceted treatment of what 'engaged Jainism' has been and might mean going forward. For scholars of Jainism (and Asian religions generally), it offers a very helpful reflection upon methodologies and developments in the field. It also fills a huge need—especially enunciated by early undergraduate students—for rigorous instructional materials on how Jains actually apply their traditions and principles in modern society."" — Anil Mundra, University of California, Santa Barbara ""A bold and much-needed intervention in the field of Jain Studies."" — Dr. Venu Mehta, Bhagwan Chandraprabha Endowed Assistant Professor in Jain Studies and Assistant Professor of Comparative Spiritualities, Claremont School of Theology