Steven Trenson. Buddhism and Martial Arts in Premodern Japan: New Observations from a Religious Historical Perspective. Religions. 2022. 13. 440. 1-23
Steven Trenson. Review of: Gaétan Rappo, Rhétoriques de l’hérésie dans le Japon médiéval et moderne: Le moine Monkan (1278-1357) et sa réputation posthume. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 2020. 47. 1. 177-182
Steven Trenson. Rice, Relics, and Jewels: The Network and Agency of Rice Grains in Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 2018. 45. 2. 269-307
Steven Trenson. Review of: "Gods of Medieval Japan: Vol. 1, The Fluid Pantheon; Vol. 2, Protectors and Predators by Bernard Faure". The Journal of Japanese Studies. 2018. 44. 1. 173-181
The Divine Mother and Consort: A New Perspective on Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Visions of Sacred Kingship
(International Symposium "Objects, Texts, and Rituals: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to the Transmission of Esoteric Buddhism," November 18-19, 2021, National Chengchi University, Taiwan (Online) 2021)
The Dragon and the Emperor: Rainmaking and Divine Kingship in Medieval Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
(AAS 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, March 21-26, 2021 2021)
Relic, Ritual, and Enlightenment: The Establishment of Jewel Rituals in Medieval Shingon Buddhism and the Role of Relics in the Realization of Bodily Buddhahood
(International Conference on "Esoteric Buddhism and East Asian Society," March 7-8, 2020, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2020)
The Quest for Truth and Invective Behavior in a Medieval Japanese Buddhist Context: Original Enlightenment Thought as a Form of Postmodern Relativism
(Workshop "Insults, Hate Speech, and Denigration: Invective Communication and the Dynamization of Social Order," February 3 & 4, 2020, Université libre de Bruxelles 2020)
The Question of “Perverse Teachings” (Jakyō) in Medieval Shingon Discourse: Focusing on Sexual Symbolisms in the Daigo and Ono Lineages
(The 3rd EAJS Conference in Japan, September 14-15, University of Tsukuba 2019)