Ronald S. Green is a professor of religious and Asian studies at Coastal Carolina University. His research explores the intersections of Asian philosophical traditions and contemporary culture, especially in film, anime, novels, and lived religious practice. Combining close textual study with immersive fieldwork, he examines how ancient traditions find new expression today. His teaching spans Buddhism, Shinto, meditation traditions, Japanese popular culture, and ethnographic methods for studying African and Asian religious life in South Carolina.

