About

Scott Mitchell

Scott Mitchell is a scholar of Buddhism in the West, Pure Land Buddhism, and Buddhist modernism. He is currently President of the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley, California. Scott has written or co-edited a number of books, journal articles, essays, and other things; presents his research at academic conferences, college classrooms, and wherever else people invite him to speak; serves on a number of academic and editorial committees including the American Academy of Religion, the Journal of Global Buddhism, the University of Hawai’i Press, among others; and was a co-host of the DharmaRealm podcast. He is also a father and a husband, enjoys science fiction and playing with Legos, and occasionally plays drums for a rock band.

Curriculum Vitae Updated July 2022.

Contact: scott@shin-ibs.edu.

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