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Barb Clayton

Associate Professor; Department Head
Office
Hart Hall 110

Biography

Dr. Barbra Clayton is a scholar of classical Indian and contemporary Buddhism. A specialist in ethics, she is the author of Moral Theory in 艢膩ntideva's 艢ik峁D乻amuccaya: Cultivating the Fruits of Virtue, as well as numerous other publications in this area, including the Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy article on "Buddhist Ethics." Clayton's current research project examines Bhutan's Gross National Happiness (GNH) Policy, and her study of GNH and Bhutanese visions of the ideal society recently appeared in . Clayton co-chairs to American Academy of Religion Buddhist Critical-Constructive Reflection Unit and serves on the board of both the  and the .

At 痳豆TV视频, Clayton teaches courses on Buddhism and Hinduism, as well as those exploring contemporary Asian moral issues, environmental ethics, and gender issues such as "Quest for Enlightenment," "Mother Earth, Father Sky." This year, her third-year "Religious Ethics and the Environment" seminar participants will apply their learning to co-design 痳豆TV视频's green roof learning space. Dr. Clayton is an  research associate who also teaches in the newly-established Community Engaged Learning program. Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Dr. Clayton welcomes students to reach out with any questions they may have about our .