About Jessica Zu

Jessica Zu is an intellectual historian and a scholar of Buddhist studies. Her research uncovers unknown episodes and surprising ways that ancient Buddhist spiritual inclusiveness was transformed into justifications for building a just society. She is currently working on her book manuscript–Dharma, Darwinism, Democracy: Buddhist Social History in Modern China.

Jessica Zu is an intellectual historian and a scholar of Buddhist studies. She is an assistant professor of religion at the University of Southern California.

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