Ronald Y. Nakasone

Dr. Ronald Y. Nakasone
Professor of Buddhist Art and Culture, Graduate Theological Union
B.A., University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1965
M.A., University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1967
M.A., Ryukoku University, 1975
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
Center for Art, Religion and Education
Professor of Buddhist Art and Culture
Core Doctoral Faculty Member
At GTU since 1987
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Buddhist Studies, 1980 (Ph.D. Minor in Philosophy)
M.A. Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, Buddhist Studies, 1975
M.A. University of Hawaii-Manoa, Oriental Art History, 1967
B.A. University of Hawaii-Manoa, Philosophy, 1965
Phone: 510/659-8560
E-mail: rynakasone@sbcglobal.net
Current Research and Teaching Interests
- Buddhist Aesthetics, Art, and Ethics
- Interfaith Aesthetics
- Okinawan Studies
- Spirituality and Aging
Selected Publications
- “Buddhist Thought in the New Millennium: The Structure and Relevance of Buddhist Thinking.†In BukkyÅseimeikan kara meta inochi. Takeda RyÅ«sei, ed. Kyoto: Hozokan, 2006.
- “Spirituality and Aging in the San Francisco Japanese Community.†In Religious Healing in Urban America. Susan Sered and Linda Barnes, eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Okinawan Diaspora, ed. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2002.
- “Buddhist views on Biotechnology.†In Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal & Policy Issues in Biotechnology. Thomas H. Murray & Maxwell J. Mehlman, eds. New York: Wiley, 2000.
- “Buddhist Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making.†In Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making. Kathryn Braun, editor, New York: Sage Publications, 1999.
- “Yanagi Soetsu and the Pure Land of Beauty.†In Kitabatake Tensei kyÅjè koki kinen ronshu Kyoto: Nagata, 1998.