Religion (REL)

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

Department Head: Jeffrey L. Kosky

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.

Joel A. Blecher, Ph.D.—(2013)-2013
Assistant Professor of Religion
Ph.D., Princeton University

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

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

Richard G. Marks, Ph.D.—(1984)-1996
Jessie Ball duPont Professorship of Religion
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

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