Steven Heine
Dr. Steven Heine is Professor of Religion and History as well as Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International University. He specializes in East Asian and and comparative religions, Japanese Buddhism and intellectual history, Buddhist studies, and religion and social sciences. Professor Heine teaches a variety of courses including Japanese culture and religion, Zen Buddhism and philosophy, Ghosts, spirits and folk religions, and religions of the Silk Road.
He has published 20 books and dozens of articles in refereed journals and collections such as Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, and Journal of Asiatic Studies, among others. His most recent books are Did Dogen Go To China? and White Collar Zen.