Franz Metcalf

Franz Metcalf did his Masters work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and received a doctorate from the University of Chicago with a dissertation on the question, Why Do Americans Practice Zen Buddhism? He continues to study psychological development and American Buddhism, and is a contributor to Buddhist Spirituality as well as several scholarly journals. He currently works with the Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change, serves on the steering committee of the...See more

Franz Metcalf did his Masters work at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and received a doctorate from the University of Chicago with a dissertation on the question, Why Do Americans Practice Zen Buddhism? He continues to study psychological development and American Buddhism, and is a contributor to Buddhist Spirituality as well as several scholarly journals. He currently works with the Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change, serves on the steering committee of the person, culture and religion group of the American Academy of Religion, and teaches at California State University Los Angeles. See less