Christopher Key Chapple is Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology and founding Director of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. A specialist in the religions of India, he has published more than twenty books. He serves as advisor to multiple organizations including the Forum on Religion and Ecology (Yale), the Ahimsa Center (Pomona), the Dharma Academy of North America (Berkeley), the Jain Studies Centre (SOAS, London), the South Asian Studies Association, and International School for Jain Studies (New Delhi). He teaches online through the Center for Religion and Spirituality (LMU) and YogaGlo https://www.glo.com/preview/teachers/dr-chris-chapple
Publications:
- Chapple, Christopher. (2020). Living Landscapes: Meditations on the Five Yogas in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Yogas, Albany, N.Y.: Suny Press.
- Chapple, Christopher. (2008). Yoga and the Luminous: Patanjali’s Spiritual Path to Freedom, Albany, N.Y.: Suny Press.
- Chapple, Christopher and Chakrabarti, Arindam, Ed. . (2015). Engaged Emancipation: Mind, Morals, and Make-Believe in the Moksopaya of Yogavasistha, Albany, N.Y.: Suny Press.
Areas of Interest:
Hindu, Jain, Buddhist traditions; Religion and Ecology; Sanskrit literature
Statement of Interest:
Society finds itself at a crossroads. Globalization, the concurrent rise of science and fundamentalisms, the rapid exchange of ideas through mass communication and specialized channelization of information have all created a jumble of ideas about the human person that require constant updating and ongoing analysis. Embodied technologies such as meditation and Yoga in their many forms, coupled with ethical reflection, are emerging as necessary tools for negotiating this increasingly complex milieu. The Indian Posthumanism Network holds appeal due to its shared understanding of the need for an integrative vision that moves beyond the fractured modern worldview.