Christopher Key Chapple is the Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and
Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Chapple received his
undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature and Religious Studies from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook and his doctorate in the History of Religions
through the Theology Department at Fordham University. He served as Assistant Director of
the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions and taught Sanskrit, Hinduism,
Jainism, and Buddhism for five years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
before joining the faculty at LMU. He co-founded LMU’s program in Asian and Pacific
Studies, chaired the Department of Theological Studies for five years, and served as
Associate Academic Vice President for four years. In 2002, he established the Yoga
Philosophy Certificate Program through LMU’s Center for Religion and Spirituality. Dr.
Chapple's research interests have focused on the renouncer religious traditions of
India: Yoga, Jainism, and Buddhism.
