Donald S. Lopez, Jr., Ph.D., has been referred to as the only public intellectual in the field of Buddhist Studies. He has appeared on many television and radio stations, including ABC, NPR, BBC radio, and more. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Nation, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, and he has been quoted in countless publications, such as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, and The New Yorker, to name a few.
Donald is the author of Buddha Takes the Mound, The Scientific Buddha, and In Search of the Christian Buddha. He has also translated the Dalai Lama's Opening the Eye of New Awareness and edited influential scholarly works including The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism and Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism.
"Baseball has always been a spiritual force of nature in my life
and Buddha Takes The Mound only confirms what I thought I knew."
--Ron Darling, New York Times Bestselling author and Emmy Award
winning baseball analyst "Runs all the bases with aplomb." --Kirkus
Reviews "Lopez's passion for baseball and Buddhism is palpable and
contagious, resulting in an odd but earnest introduction to
Buddhist teachings." --Publishers Weekly
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