Christian K. Wedemeyer

Who is Christian K. Wedemeyer?

The Honorable Christian Konrad Wedemeyer, FRAS is an American scholar and political and social activist.

He is Associate Professor of the History of Religions and Chair of the History of Religions Area at the Divinity School, an associate member of the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Assistant Marshal of the University of Chicago.

In February 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as Committeeman for the 5th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois; and he was reappointed for a second term in 2012. In June 2014, he was elected Secretary of the Cook County Green Party. From 2007 until 2011, he was co-chair of the Hyde Park Green Party, a local chapter of the Illinois Green Party, Green Party of the United States.

His work within the field of the history of religions has largely been concerned with the history, literature, and ritual of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.