Professor
Director of Asian Studies Program

  • PhD, Harvard University
  • ThM, Harvard University
  • MTS, Harvard University
  • MA, University of Chicago
  • BA, American University

Office: McMurran 127
Phone: (757) 594-7959
Email: gschweig@cnu.edu

Areas of Specialization:
Comparative religion and theology; Hinduism, yoga and the religions of India; Sanskrit language and literature; love mysticisms in world religion; interfaith dialogue

Books:
Dance of Divine Love: The Rāsa Līlā of Krishna from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa: India's Classic Sacred Love Story Introduced, Translated and Illuminated (Princeton University Press, 2005); Bhagavad Gītā: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song (Harper Collins Publishers, 2007); A Living Theology of Krishna Bhakti (edited, with introduction and conclusion, Oxford University Press, 2012); The Bhakti Sūtra: Concise Teachings of Nārada on Divine Love: Self-Illuminating Translations and Meditations (forthcoming, Columbia University Press, 2013); Asceticism, Identity and Pedagogy in Dharma Traditions (edited with et al., Deepak Heritage Books, 2006); Journal of Vaishnava Studies: 10th Anniversary Collection (edited CD, Deepak Heritage Books, 2004).