Episodes 35
Avg. Duration 53m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since May 2024
Latest Episode May 2026

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Welcome to the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast brought to you by Arihanta Institute. Listen to top figures in the fields of Jain Studies, Religious Studies, Vegan Studies, and Social Justice discuss pressing issues of everyday relevance. Together let’s move beyond the realm of personal spiritual growth and connect philosophy, religion, and spirituality to the important task of caring for the wellbeing of society. Learn about your world and how to change it on the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast. Brought to you by Arihanta Institute, an IRC 501(c)(3) nonprofit California Corporation. Visit ArihantaInstitute.org to learn how our curriculum, spanning Jain philosophy, social justice, veganism, environmental studies, and more, can enrich your understanding of timeless principles in today's context.

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S1E34 Maneesha Deckha | Animal Law in Global Perspective

May 21, 2026 55m

Join Professor Jonathan Dickstein in conversation with Professor Maneesha Deckha, Lansdowne Chair in Law at the University of Victoria and director of the Animals & Society Research Initiative,…

S1E33 Jonathan Dickstein | An American Panjrapole

Mar 26, 2026 48m

Join Professor Christopher Jain Miller as he sits down with Arihanta Institute Professor Dr. Jonathan Dickstein, Tīrthaṅkara Śreyāṃśanātha Endowed Assistant Professor of Jain and Vegan Studies, to…

S1E32 Nathan Loewen | Method, Ethics, and Engaged Philosophy of Religion

Feb 13, 2026 1h

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Cogen Bohanec, MA, PhD speaks with Dr. Nathan Loewen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of…

S1E31 Nirva Kapasi Patel | Animal Law in the United States

Jan 23, 2026 43m

In this episode, Professor Jonathan Dickstein interviews animal law scholar, advocate, and filmmaker Nirva Kapasi Patel to discuss her groundbreaking work at the intersection of law, justice, and…

S1E30 Victoria Moran | Vegan Then & Now

Dec 19, 2025 53m

In this live episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative, Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, sits down with acclaimed author,…

S1E29 Engaged Jainism: Critical & Constructive Studies of Jain Social Engagement

Dec 04, 2025 42m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Dr. Venu Mehta (Bhagwan Chandraprabha Endowed Assistant Professor in Jain Studies and Assistant Professor of Comparative Spiritualities at…

S1E28 Laila Kassam | People Power for Animal Freedom

Nov 05, 2025 56m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, speaks with Laila Kassam, Executive…

S1E27 Anna Halafoff | Buddhism, (Non)Action & Compassionate Responsibility

Oct 23, 2025 44m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Christopher Jain Miller, PhD, engages in a profound conversation with Dr. Anna Halafoff, Associate Professor in…

S1E26 Devinder Pal Singh | Sikh Teachings & Practices of Compassion

Sep 25, 2025 46m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Christopher Jain Miller, PhD, engages in a profound conversation with Dr. Devinder Pal Singh, an expert in Sikh…

S1E25 Eileen Goddard | Bhakti Approaches to Compassion

Sep 09, 2025 55m

In this enlightening episode of the Engaged Jain Studies podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Cogen Bohanec, MA, PhD engages in a profound discussion with Eileen Goddard, a Religious Studies PhD…

S1E24 Laura Wright | Gender, Animals, and Veganism

Aug 26, 2025 53m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative, Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, interviews Laura Wright, PhD—Professor…

S1E23 Jishnu Guha-Majumdar | Foundations of Animal Ethics

Jul 23, 2025 55m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative, Jonathan Dickstein, PhD, speaks with political science scholar…

S1E22 Sailesh Rao | Compassionate Food Systems for Planetary Healing

Jul 09, 2025 43m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Professor Christopher Jain Miller interviews Dr. Sailesh Rao, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers. Listen as Dr. Rao describes the…

S1E21 Radical Jainism | Anjli Shah, Sahana Mehta & Mohit Mookim

Jun 25, 2025 1h 8m

Can Jainism be radical? In this special live-recorded episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor and lead organizer of the Vegan Studies Initiative, Jonathan Dickstein,…

S1E20 Nitin Shah | Interreligious Approaches to Compassion in Action

Jun 11, 2025 44m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Professor Christopher Jain Miller interviews Dr. Nitin Shah about his humanitarian work grounded in Jain principles of ahimsa (non-violence),…

S1E19 Melanie Barbato | Human Security as Compassion

May 27, 2025 45m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Professor Christopher Jain Miller interviews Dr. Melanie Barbato, Senior Lecturer in History of Christianity at the Pacifika Communities…

S1E18 Anil Mundra | Haribhadrasūri & the Philosophy of Anekānta-vāda

Apr 30, 2025 1h 8m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Assistant Professor Cogen Bohanec, MA, PhD interviews Anil Mundra, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies and holder of…

S1E17 Shivani Bothra | Compassion to Self & Others in Jain Householder Life

Apr 23, 2025 56m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Professor Christopher Jain Miller interviews Shivani Bothra, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and the Bhagwan Suvidhinath Endowed Chair in…

S1E16 Christopher Sebastian | Veganism In Pop Culture

Mar 26, 2025 57m

In this episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast, Arihanta Institute professor Jonathan Dickstein interviews Christopher Sebastian, a journalist, technical writer, and adjunct lecturer at…

S1E15 Frank Rogers | Spiritual Approaches to Cultivating Compassion

Mar 12, 2025 46m

This episode of the Engaged Jain Studies Podcast features Professor Christopher Jain Miller in conversation with Professor Frank Rogers Jr., the Muriel Bernice Roberts Professor of Spiritual…

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Engaged Jain Studies Podcast has published 35 episodes since May 2024, covering topics in Education, Philosophy.

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Engaged Jain Studies Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 53m.

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