Jeffery D. Long, Ph.D., of Elizabethtown College, joins the Society this November for a colloquium on Vimanas, Devas, and UAPs: How Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains Are Likely to Respond to Non-Human Intelligences.​

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Dr. Long is the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College. He earned his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion with a focus on Indian traditions from the University of Chicago Divinity School. The author of Jainism: An Introduction, Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, and Discovering Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Thought, he has delivered talks at the United Nations, appeared in documentaries for PBS and the History Channel, and received honors including the Ranck Award for Research Excellence and the Ahimsa Award for promoting nonviolence through scholarship.​

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This lecture explores how India’s Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions understand non-human intelligences and advanced technologies,…