Areas of Expertise
Assistant Professor Roser has been teaching a variety of religion courses at TUJ since 1995, and the course titled Intellectual Heritage (I) since 2003.
Teaching Interests
As an undergraduate majoring in religion at Temple University in Philadelphia, Assistant Professor Roser developed a life-long interest in religious matters, especially Zen Buddhism. After receiving his B.A., he attended specific graduate courses for many years. Eventually, however, he wanted more direct experience of Buddhism. With a letter of introduction from one of Temple's religion professors, he obtained a cultural visa and was admitted into a Buddhist practice group within the Daitokuji monastery in Kyoto. After six years, Professor Roser decided to stay in Japan, and eventually earned a master's degree in education at Temple's Osaka branch campus. Later, after coming to the TUJ campus in Tokyo in 1989 to teach English to non-native English learners, he completed a master's degree in religion and was subsequently asked to teach religion courses in the CLA.
Education
1999
M.S. in religion, Temple University
1990
M.Ed. (TESOL), Temple University, Japan Campus
1975
B.A. in religion, Temple University
専門分野
テンプル大学フィラデルフィア本校で宗教学を専攻し、主に禅仏教などの宗教学が生涯の興味の対象に発展しました。学士号を取得し大学院課程で複数科目を履修した後、仏教を直接体験するために文化ビザを取得。テンプル大学の宗教学教授の紹介で京都大徳寺の僧院にある仏教宗派に入門しました。6年後、日本に留まることを決めTUJ大阪センターで教育学部英語教授法修士課程を修了。その後、1989年からTUJの東京麻布校舎で英語を教えた後、宗教学修士号を取得し、学部課程で宗教学の科目の教鞭をとるにいたりました。
主な科目
ローザー准教授は、1995年からTUJで宗教関連のさまざまなコースの教鞭をとり、2003年からは知的遺産学（I）も教えています。また、過去7年間、TUJの宗教学科目の主要な教授です。
学歴
1999
MS in religion, Temple University
1990
MEd (TESOL), Temple University, Japan Campus
1975
BA in religion, Temple University