Graham Schweig
Graham M. Schweig is an American scholar of comparative theology of religion, philosophy and history of Yoga and Bhakti. He was born in Manhattan, New York and raised in Washington, DC. He joined the faculty at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, in August, 2000, and is currently Professor of Religion and, Director of Studies in Religion. He is also Distinguished Teaching and Research Faculty at The Center for Dharma Studies of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California beginning June, 2017. Schweig first attended the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University for three years, but went on  and earned his B.A. in Religion and Interdisciplinary Studies from American University. He then earned an M.A. in South Asian Studies from the University of Chicago, an M.T.S. (Master of Theological Studies) and a Th.M. (Master of Theology) from Harvard University, and his doctorate in Comparative Religion from Harvard University. He was a resident fellow of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard. Schweig was Lecturer at Duke University and later Visiting Associate Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Virginia while teaching at Christopher Newport University. Since 2007, Schweig has presented over three dozen invited  lectures in his field at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Schweig is an "experienced registered yoga teacher" at the 500 hour level (ERYT-500) as well as "Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider" (YACEP) with Yoga Alliance, and he has held numerous teacher training workshops in the areas of yoga philosophy, history of yoga, Sanskrit for yoga teachers, and advanced trainings in meditation for teachers of yoga. Schweig has over one hundred publications, such as journal articles, encyclopedia articles, reviews, book chapters, along with several books in the field. Among his books are, "DANCE OF DIVINE LOVE: India's Classic Sacred  Love Story: The Rasa Lila of Krishna", which was published in 2005, and "BHAGAVAD GĪTĀ: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song," which was published in 2010 by HarperOne / HarperCollinsPublishers.