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Anna  Bigelow

Anna Bigelow

  • Islamic Studies
  • South Asian Religions
Elaine Fisher

Elaine Fisher

  • South Asian Religions
Charlotte  Fonrobert

Charlotte Fonrobert

  • Jewish Texts and Traditions
  • Late Antiquity
James  Gentry

James Gentry, Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)

  • Buddhist Studies
  • South Asian Religions
Kathryn  Gin Lum

Kathryn Gin Lum

  • American Religions

Fiona Griffiths, Department Chair

  • Late Antiquity
Paul  Harrison, Department Chair

Paul Harrison

  • Buddhist Studies
  • South Asian Religions
John  Kieschnick, Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)

John Kieschnick

  • Buddhist Studies
Lerone A. Martin

Lerone A. Martin

  • American Religions
Ariel Evan Mayse

Ariel Evan Mayse

  • Jewish Texts and Traditions
  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy
Michaela   Mross

Michaela Mross

  • Buddhist Studies
Michael  Penn, Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)

Michael Penn

  • Late Antiquity
Barbara  Pitkin

Barbara Pitkin, Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)

  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy
Brent  Sockness

Brent Sockness

  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy
Alexis  Wells-Oghoghomeh

Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh

  • American Religions
Lee  Yearley

Lee Yearley

  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

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Sarah Willburn

Sarah Willburn

  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

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Rushain Abbasi

Rushain Abbasi

  • Islamic Studies

Julia Cross

  • Buddhist Studies
Jonathan Peterson

Jonathan Peterson

  • South Asian Religions

Trent Walker

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Carl W. Bielefeldt

Carl W. Bielefeldt

Arnold  Eisen

Arnold Eisen

Bernard Faure

Bernard Faure

Hester Gelber

Hester Gelber

Robert Gregg

Robert Gregg

Linda Hess

Linda Hess

Thomas  Sheehan

Thomas Sheehan

  • Religion, Ethics & Philosophy

In Memoriam

Van Austin Harvey (1926-2021)

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