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The Department of Religion is fortunate in having a distinguished group of scholar-teachers within its ranks. Click on their name below to go to their web page.

David G. HackettDavid G. Hackett
Ph.D. Emory University.
North American Religious History, Sociology of Religion		 Leah HochmanLeah Hochman
Ph.D. Boston University.
Modern Judaism, Religion & Literature
Sheldon R. IsenbergSheldon R. Isenberg
Ph.D. Harvard University.
Jewish Mysticism, Comparative Mysticism, Religion & Aging		 Robert KawashimaRobert Kawashima
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley.
Hebrew Bible, Comparative Literature, Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Gwynn KesslerGwynn Kessler
Ph.D. Jewish Theological Seminary.
Jewish Studies, Rabbinic Literature, Gender Studies		 Roman LoimeierRoman Loimeier
Ph.D. University of Bayreuth.
Islamic Studies, Islam and Muslim Societies in Africa
James R. MuellerJames R. Mueller
Ph.D. Duke University.
Biblical Studies, Early Judaism, Early Christianity		 Vasudha NarayananVasudha Narayanan
Ph.D. University of Bombay.
Hinduism in India & the Diaspora
Jason NeelisJason Neelis
Ph.D. University of Washington. South Asian Buddhism, Transmission of Buddhism		 Anna L. PetersonAnna L.Peterson
Ph.D. University of Chicago.
Christianity in Latin America, Social Ethics, Environmental Ethics
Mario PoceskiMario Poceski
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles.
Buddhist Studies, Chinese Religions		 Whitney SanfordA. Whitney Sanford
Ph.D University of Pennsylvania.
Religion and Nature, Hinduism, North Indian Devotional Traditions
Gwendolyn Zoharah SimmonsGwendolyn Zoharah Simmons
Ph.D. Temple University.
Islamic Studies, Women & Religion, African-American Religious Tradition		 Travis SmithTravis L. Smith
Ph.D. Columbia University.
Sanskrit Literature, Indian Mythology, Early Saiva Theism
Bron TaylorBron Taylor
Ph.D. University of Southern California.
Environmental & Christian Ethics, Religion & Ecology, Radical Environmentalism		 Manuel VasquezManuel Vásquez
Ph.D. Temple University.
Religion in Latin America, Theory & Method, Religion among U.S. Latinos
Robin M. WrightRobin M. Wright
Ph.D. Stanford University.
Indigenous Religions, Amerindian Religions of South America, Anthropology of Religion

The Department of Religion benefits from the excellent service of several highly qualified academic professionals and fine teachers who join its faculty as affiliate and adjunct members of the department.

Affiliate Faculty

Nina CaputoNina Caputo
History Department
Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley
Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History 		Howard LouthanHoward Louthan
History Department
Ph.D. Princeton University
Early Modern European History
Andrea SterkAndrea Sterk
History Department
Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary
History of Christianity 		Richard WangRichard Wang
African and Asian Languages and
Literature Department
Ph.D. University of Chicago
Taoism, Chinese Religions

Adjunct Faculty

Leo D. SandgrenLeo D. Sandgren
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Judaism, Christian Origins, Historical Fiction

Staff

Anne NewmanRon Ozbun
Office Manager

 Anne NewmanAnne Newman
Senior Secretary

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