Lance E. Nelson

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor a nd Chair
Affiliation	University of San Diego
Email	lnelson@sandiego.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Theology & Religious Studies University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phones: 619-260-4054 (office/voice mail) 619-260-4525 (department) 619-287-7511 (residence) FAX: 619-260-2260
Websites	http://www.sandiego.edu/~lnelson/
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	Advaita Vedanta, Sankara and post-Sankara Advaita; Madhusudana Sarasvati, Narayana Tirtha, and their attempt to integrate Advaita and Krsna bhakti; Vaisnava Vedanta traditions; Kashmir Saivism; ecology and religion in South Asia; religion and the environment; Hindu-Christian encounter in India, Hindu-Christian dialogue; Sanskrit.
Teaching Interests	Introduction to Religion, World Religions, Asian Religions, Hinduism, Buddhism.
Publications	None on file
Keywords	Sankara ; Christianity ; Advaita Vedanta ; Madhusudana Sarasvati ; Narayana Tirtha ; Hindu.