Department · vaiu-hum-rel-*
The academic study of the world's religious traditions, sacred texts, theology, and the role of religion in ethics, society, and public life.
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Comparative Religion
Comparative religion & method, ritual & myth, and religion & modernity.
Professor
Christianity & Christian Thought
Biblical studies (New Testament), historical & systematic theology, and Christian ethics.
Professor
Jewish Studies & Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible & Second Temple Judaism, rabbinic literature, and modern Jewish thought.
Professor
Islamic Studies
Qur'an & tafsir, Islamic law & theology, and Sufism & Islam in the modern world.
Professor
Buddhist & South/East Asian Religions
Buddhist thought & texts, Hindu traditions, and East Asian religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto).
Professor
Philosophy of Religion & Religion in Society
Philosophy of religion, religion, science & secularism, and religion, politics & public ethics.