Joshua Schapiro

Prof. Schapiro studied comparative religion as an undergraduate at Columbia University before pursuing a degree in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, where he earned a PhD in 2012. His scholarship has primarily focused on Tibetan Buddhist ideas about teachers and teaching, as well as on Tibetan forms of advice writing.

Schapiro teaches a range of courses on Asian Religions at Fordham, including classes on Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese Religions and Japanese Religions. His classes incorporate semester-long reflections on a variety of themes, including Ethics & Responsibility (Hindu Literature and Ethics), Literary Rhetoric (Classic Buddhist Texts), Aesthetics (Japanese Religions), Becoming (more) Human (Chinese Religions), the Value of Knowledge (Buddhist Meditation), and American Identity (Buddhism in America).

Companies

• Senior Lecturer, Professor of Asian Religions Fordham University (2012)
• PhD, Study of Religion Harvard University (2005 — 2012)
• Adjunct Professor Hofstra University (2009 — 2010)
• Development The Fessenden School (2005 — 2007)
• Development Grace Church School (2002 — 2003)
• Jazz Programmer, Jazz Director WKCR-FM New York (1996 — 2000)