Faculty

Islamic Studies; the role of the ‘ulamā’ in contemporary Islam; popular religion; media and 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

History of intentional communities in America; American religious history; new and alternative religious movements in the United States; religion in Kansas

History of religions methodology; Indian religious thought and texts; religion and gender

Ancient Mediterranean religions, languages, and archaeology; Greek and Coptic papyrology

Religious ethics; Peace and Conflict Studies; Religious ethical issues in health care

Hinduism; Sanskrit poetry, literature and aesthetics; devotion and prayer; Shaivism and Tantric traditions (especially from Kashmir); historiography; the Mahabharata; Indian Buddhism

Buddhist ritual in China; the construction of Buddhist values and identities in relation to the larger field of Chinese religious options

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 / First Nations religions; theory and method in the study of religions with particular attention to the study of ritual, sport, play and games