Rima Vesely-Flad

Rima Vesely-Flad is an Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy and the Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Warren Wilson College. Her latest book is Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press, April 5, 2022).

(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Racial JusticeApril 13, 2022

For Black Buddhists Struggling with Intergenerational Trauma of Slavery, Segregation, and Incarceration, Thich Nhat Hanh’s Teachings are Vital

By Rima Vesely-Flad

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Buddhist monk who joined the ancestors earlier this year, was…

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