Bradley Herling
Title
Associate Professor of Religious StudiesChair of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Department
He/Him/His
Department
History, Philosophy, and Religious StudiesPhone
646-393-4115About
Bradley Herling received his Ph.D. from Boston University with a specialization in Philosophy of Religion. Before his appointment at Marymount Manhattan, he taught at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Emerson College, and Boston University. His research interests include comparative philosophy of religion (especially the historical interchange between Germany and India); theory and method in the study of religion; religion, philosophy, and film; the problem of evil; and the challenge of religious extremism. Prof. Herling regularly teaches courses devoted to the religious traditions of Asia, philosophies of religion, and a variety of themes in the study of religion.
Degree(s)
B.A., Wesleyan University
Ph.D., Boston University
Recent Work
Prof. Herling’s books
The German Gita: Hermeneutics and Discipline in the German Reception of Indian Thought, 1778-1831
A Beginner’s Guide to the Study of Religion
Some of Prof. Herling’s work on-line
Review essay on the nature of comparative philosophy
Presentation on suffering in comparative perspective
Analysis and critique of just war theory