A scholar and priest of Jōdō Shinshū Buddhism in the United States.

Selected Works (in chronological order)

The Buddhist Perspective on Human Fulfillment: The Pure Land (1984) – Alfred Bloom

Featured in the course, " Buddhism as a Religion"

Amida Buddha: The Central Symbol of Pure Land Buddhism (1986) – Alfred Bloom

Featured in the course, " Buddhism as a Religion"

Obon: A Festival of Memory (2007) – Alfred Bloom

Kannon and the Ideal of Compassion (2008) – Alfred Bloom