Casey Collins completed his doctoral dissertation, entitled “Walking in the Founders’ Footsteps: Hagiography and Devotion in Shinnyo-en, a Japanese New Religion,” in April 2023 at the University of British Columbia. His work examines sociological and phenomenological approaches to religious studies, charismatic religious leaders, sacred narratives, new religions, and the material culture of religion.

2021. “Hidden Treasures: Wish-Fulfilling Jewels in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism.” In ‘Jewels, Jewelry, and Other Shiny Things in the Buddhist Imaginary,’ edited by Vanessa Sasson, University of Hawaii Press.

2020. “Buddhist Contramodernism: Reconfigurations of Tradition for Modernity.” In the Journal of Global Buddhism, volume 21.