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William Grosnick, Ph.D.
William Grosnick, Ph.D.
Professor
McShain 210
215.951.1388
grosnick@lasalle.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., 1979, University of Wisconsin (Madison)
  • B.A., 1969, University of Wisconsin (Madison) 

Areas of  Interest

  • Buddhism
  • Asian religions
  • World religions

 Recent Publications and Presentations

  • “The Buddha-Nature as Myth.” in Buddha Nature: A Festscrift in Honor of Minoru Kiyota.  Reno, Nevada: Buddhist Books International, 1990.
  • “The Buddhahood of the Grasses and the Trees: Ecological Sensitivity or Scriptural Misunderstanding?” Presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the College Theology Society, New Orleans, June 1990.
  • The Categories of T’i, Hsiang, and Yung: Evidence that Paramartha Composed the Awakening of Faith.” JIABS 12.1 (1989): 65-92.
  • “Literacy  in Family Ritual:  An Examination of an Irish-American Family Reunion.” In Foundations of Religious Literacy. Ed. John V. Apczynski.  Chico, CA: Scholars Press, 1983. 145-152.