About Jeff Wilson

Jeff Wilson is an ordained minister in the Hongwanji-ha tradition of Shin Buddhism and a professor of religious studies and East Asian studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo. He has published pioneering research on the history of same-sex wedding ceremonies in North America and is the author of Buddhism of the Heart and Mindful America.

Commentary: Why I’m Not Attending Conferences in the USA

by Jeff Wilson| December 18, 2018

After the Muslim ban was instituted, Buddhist scholar and priest Jeff Wilson vowed to renounce his attendance at conferences in the USA. As a society, he says, it is imperative that we stop hiding behind borders.

Buddhism and Sexuality: It’s Complicated

by Jeff Wilson| February 9, 2018

Jeff Wilson reviews “Sexuality in Classical South Asian Buddhism” by José Ignacio Cabezón.

The Path of Gratitude

by Jeff Wilson| December 26, 2017

The goal of Shin Buddhism’s central practice, nembutsu, is not to attain buddhahood for ourselves, says Jeff Wilson, but to express gratitude for all we have received.