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My teaching and researching about religions in Asia and elsewhere analyzes the complexities of identifications and the formations of social groups. A driving principle in my work is to recognize the problematic assumptions of the world religions model, which constructs religions as tidy traditions with essential components.My most recent publication is a textbook Religions of the World: Questions, Challenges, and New Directions, co-authored with Leslie Dorrough Smith of Avila University. Available for adoption in Spring 2024, the textbook is scheduled to be released at the end of 2023 by Equinox Publishers. The text highlights the ways that people represent various religions of the world, honing critical thinking and comparative skills while helping readers recognize that representations are contested and have significant implications in the world.Other publications includeHindu, Sufi or Sikh (Palgrave 2008)Writing Religions (University of Alabama Press 2012)Fabricating Difference (Equinox 2015)Hinduism in 5 Minutes (Equinox 2022)