Dr. Steven Heine Research On April 15, 2019, Dr. Heine was a guest on Episode 11 of the Japan Station podcast. In regards to his book Sacred High City, Sacred Low City: A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods, Dr. Heine, spoke about the history of Tokyo, the reasons why the city is laid out the way it is, differences and similarities between various areas of Tokyo, and more. Former Asian Studies student Tony Vega hosted the show. For more exciting content and to learn more about his book and Japan, visit the Japankyo website.
Current Publications Readings of Dōgen’s Shōbōgenzō, Series in Buddhist Literature (Columbia University Press, completed and forthcoming). Dr. Heine with former FIU faculty Dr. Hitomi Yoshio. She currently teaches at Waseda University where Dr. Heine gave a lecture.
In April 2019, the University of Iowa Japanese Program hosted an international conference on the interaction between humans and their environments in Japanese literature, art, and culture. Dr. Heine attended the conference as a presenter.
Flowers Blooming on a Withered Tree: Verse Comments on the Treasury of the True Dharma-Eye (Oxford University Press, under contract).
Dōgen: Life, Literature, Legacy (Shambhala Press, under contract).
Several other book projects are also underway, including a co-edited volume on Buddhist Studies to be published by Brill that is nearing the final stages).