Author of Making Peace with the Universe. @UCRiverside professor.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined August 2016
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I could use a little peace with the universe right about now. How about you? My new book, published today! Kick start your own spiritual adventure. Use 20% discount coupon (CUP20) at cup.columbia.edu/book/making… For more info: michaelscottalexander.com
Delighted to speak to Dr. Michael Sapiro PsyD of Radio Awakened about some clinical implications of spiritual therapy. #SoundCloud #np soundcloud.com/radioboise/ra…
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Happy #PublicationDay to the exciting reissue of a classic: the fortieth anniversary edition of Chün-fang Yü's THE RENEWAL OF #BUDDHISM IN CHINA: ZHUHONG AND THE LATE MING SYNTHESIS!
You can read more and order the book here: bit.ly/38ecHRX
ALT The front cover of the fortieth anniversary edition of The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Zhuhong and the Late Ming Synthesis, by Chün-fang Yü.
This is egregious. University of California President Dr. Michael V. Drake : Stop Redlining UCR! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/fQT4GbJ2 via @Change
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"The special quality of the #Catholic cathedral to induce calm and meaning, especially through private #prayer." Read an essay by Michael Scott Alexander author of MAKING PEACE WITH THE UNIVERSE @americamag on how the pianist Mary Lou Williams found God. buff.ly/2MjBOKE
Can’t wait to read “The Optimist: A Social Biography of Tawfiq Zayyad,” by Tamir Sorek,@TamirSorek A revolutionary Palestinian poet who saw Jews as brothers - Israel News - Haaretz.com haaretz.com/israel-news/.pre…
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Miles Davis teased her gently by calling her “Reverend Williams.” Read from @MScotAlexander americamagazine.org/arts-cul…
“Williams came to write ‘Mary Lou’s Mass’ to capture her feeling of suffering—and its apotheosis.” Honored to be featured here: americamagazine.org/arts-cul… via @americamag @ColumbiaUP
Honored to have been chosen for the cover story of America Magazine. If you haven't heard the music of Mary Lou Williams, today could be a lucky day. americamagazine.org/arts-cul… @ColumbiaUP @raspeditor
A great place to start is Mary Lou's Mass. But don't expect somber... Expect swing! youtube.com/watch?v=L8mqGabE…
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In light of the insurrection at the Capitol, I couldn’t stop thinking about an interview I did with @kathleen_belew in 2019 on Deep Background about the modern history of the white power movement. Sharing it again. podcasts.pushkin.fm/deep-bac…
Time to revisit this incredible conversation with @NoahRFeldman and @kathleen_belew 21st century American Brownshirts, there's no other way to understand this. pushkin.fm/episode/the-histo…
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