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Arthur Versluis
January 26, 2001
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Arthur Versluis has taught and written on a wide range of topics,
from American agrarianism and Christian esotericism to contemplative
traditions and practices. He is very interested in the philosophy
of teaching and in the contemporary plight of the humanities,
as well as in the central role that first-year writing courses
play in university education. He has taught Writing: American
Radical Thought and honors courses, as well as other versions
of first-year writing at other institutions. Versluis has
lectured on such subjects as American Transcendentalism and
Asian religions, esotericism, mysticism, and mythology at
the University of Dusseldorf, Germany; the Sorbonne, France;
in London; and in Australia. He has also taught creative
writing and a variety of courses that integrate the study
of religion and writing. He developed an innovative course
in Religious Studies at Michigan State--the first survey
of Western esotericism taught in the United States.
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Versluis is also a
founding member of the Association for the Study of Esotericism,
and is the editor-in-chief of Esoterica, an electronic journal
devoted to the academic study of esotericism. Versluis has been
awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Germany. Among his published
works are: The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance;
Wisdom's Book: The Sophia Anthology; Wisdom's Children:
A Christian Esoteric Tradition; and American Transcendentalism
and Asian Religions.
His family owns a multi-generational farm on the west side
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, about which he has published a novel
entitled Island Farm. Dr. Versluis earned his Ph.D from the
University of Michigan and is Professor of Writing, Rhetoric
and American Culture at Michigan State University.
For more information on the journal, Esoterica, please visit
this website: http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/
To hear Versluis read from his own work, please visit the
Vincent Voice Library, here.
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