Publications
Beata Grant
Daughters of Emptiness: Poems of Chinese Buddhist Nuns
by Beata Grant
Beata Grant renders a great service by recovering and translating the enchanting verse — by turns assertive, observant, devout — of forty-eight nuns from sixteen centuries of imperial China... more
Eminent Nuns: Women Chan Masters of Seventeenth-Century China
by Beata Grant
The seventeenth century is generally acknowledged as one of the most politically tumultuous but culturally creative periods of late imperial Chinese history. Scholars have noted the... more
Escape from Blood Pond Hell: The Tales of Mulian and Woman Huang
by Beata Grant with Wilt Idema
With their graphic portrayals of the underworld; dramatization of Buddhist beliefs about death, salvation, and rebirth; and frank discussion of women's responsibility for sin, these texts... more
Mount Lu Revisited: Buddhism in the Life and Writings of Su Shih
by Beata Grant
Su Shih (1037-1101) is regarded as one of the greatest Chinese literary and intellectual figures not only of the Northern Sung but of all time. He has been the subject of many studies but,... more
The Red Brush: Women Writers of Imperial China
by Beata Grant with W. L. Idema
One of the most exciting recent developments in the study of Chinese literature has been the rediscovery of an extremely rich and diverse tradition of women's writing of the imperial period... more
Zen Echoes: Classic Koans with Verse Commentaries by Three Female Chan Masters
by Beata Grant
Too often the history of Zen seems to be written as an unbroken masculine line: male teacher to male student. In this timely volume, Beata Grant shows us that women masters do exist—and... more
R. Marie Griffith
American Religions: A Documentary History
edited by R. Marie Griffith
Religion has played a complex, vibrant, and multifaceted role in our nation's history. One of the most effective ways to help students explore its vitality is through primary sources. ... more
Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity
by R. Marie Griffith
As she traces the underpinning of modern-day beauty and slimness ideals--as well as the bigotry against people who are overweight--Griffith links seemingly disparate groups in American... more
God’s Daughters: Evangelical Women and the Power of Submission
by R. Marie Griffith
In recent decades, religious conservatives and secular liberals have battled over the "appropriate" role of women in society. In this absorbing exploration of Women's Aglow Fellowship, the... more
Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States
edited by R. Marie Griffith and Melani McAlister
Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States offers a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary conversation between scholars in American studies and religious studies. The contributors... more
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora
edited by R. Marie Griffith and Barbara Dianne Savage
This landmark collection of newly commissioned essays explores how diverse women of African descent have practiced religion as part of the work of their ordinary and sometimes extraordinary... more