Religion (REL)

HONORS: An Honors Program in religion is offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

Department Head: Timothy Lubin
Interim Department Head, Fall 2021: Alexandra Brown

Faculty

First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Kameliya Atanasova, Ph.D.—(2017)-2017
Assistant Professor of Islamic Religion and History
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Alexandra R. Brown, Ph.D.—(1987)-2001
Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Bible
Ph.D., Columbia University

Emily Filler, Ph.D.—(2020)-2020
Assistant Professor of Religion
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Jeffrey L. Kosky, Ph.D.—(2003)-2013
Professor of Religion
Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School

Timothy Lubin, Ph.D.—(1997)-2009
Professor of Religion
Ph.D., Columbia University

NOTE: The religion courses are numbered according to the following scheme. Within the 100, 200 and 300 levels, the last two digits indicate the following groupings:

00-29 Introductions, Methods and Issues
30-49 Asian
50-69 Christian
70-89 Islam, Judaism, American Indian Religions
90-99 Topics

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Major

• Religion major leading to BA degree

Minor

• Religion minor

Religion (REL)

Department Head: Timothy Lubin Interim Department Head, Fall 2021: Alexandra Brown

Faculty

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Courses

Department Head: Timothy Lubin
Interim Department Head, Fall 2021: Alexandra Brown