Faculty
Islamic Studies; the role of the ‘ulamā’ in contemporary Islam; popular religion; media and religion; gender; comparative ethics; theories and methods in the study of religion
Modern Jewish thought; history of Zionism and the State of Israel; Jewish/Christian relations
Religion in Japan; religion in Korea; theory and method in the study of religion; ritual; the body; gender; religion and childhood
Religion in America, Christianity in America, scripture, interpretation, conservatism, economics, neoliberalism, race and religion, 20th century U.S.
The Hebrew Bible; the ancient Near Eastern world; early Judaism (especially the Dead Sea Scrolls); early Christianity; historical relations between Christianity and Judaism
Native American religions; ritual; historiography and representation
