General Information: Overview: Who We Are: Roshi Robert Jinsen Kennedy

Roshi Robert Kennedy, S.J., is a Jesuit priest and Zen teacher in the White Plum lineage. He studied with Yamada Roshi in Kamakura, Japan, with Maezumi Roshi in Los Angeles, and with Roshi Bernie Glassman in New York. Roshi Bernie installed Kennedy as sensei in 1991 and conferred Inka (his final seal of approval) in 1997, making him a roshi (Zen Master).

Roshi Kennedy is the author of Zen Gifts to Christians and Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit.