Yair Lior earned his B.A. in Philosophy and East Asian studies at Tel-Aviv University, an M.A. in Chinese traditional aesthetics from BNU China, and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Boston University. His academic background is in comparative religion with a focus on the Confucian and Jewish traditions. More broadly, Lior is interested in the application of novel methodologies, such as evolutionary theory and systems theory, to comparative religion.
Together with teaching CC101 and CC102 at the Core Program, Lior teaches BU’s Introduction to Religion course (RN100), Asian Religions (RN103), Jewish Mysticism – Kabbalah (RN326/626), Chinese religions and philosophy (RN211), and Religion and Science (RN239).