Jeffery D. Long

Jeffery D. Long (born 1969) is an American scholar of religious studies who works on the religions and philosophies of India, particularly Hinduism and Jainism. He is a professor of religion and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College.

Education and career Long graduated with a BA from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He received his MA and PhD at the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1993 and 2000, respectively. His PhD thesis was titled Plurality and Relativity: Whitehead, Jainism, and the Reconstruction of Religious Pluralism. He began work at Elizabethtown College in 2000.

Long has authored, edited, or co-edited over a dozen books on Hinduism, Jainism, and related topics.

Political Affiliations

Long has a multi-decade history of collaborating with the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and was a consultant to it during its 2006 lawsuit against the California Board of Education. He has also authored works published on the HAF's website, received an award from the HAF in 2018, and served on the HAF's advisory committee in the early 2020s.

Works Long's work often focuses on Process Theology, where every action is a potential path to the Divine, and references Sister Nivedita's work and her quote "Life is itself religion".

Books