Faculty
Janet Afary, PhD, University of Michigan, Professor (Middle East religious history, modern Iran, gender and sexuality in modern Middle East)
Ahmad Ahmad, PhD, Harvard University, Professor (Islamic intellectual history, Islamic law, and Islamic political philosophy)
Joseph Blankholm, PhD, Columbia University, Associate Professor (American religion, secularism, atheism, sociology of religion, anthropology of religion)
Rudy Busto, PhD, UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (Chicano/Latino religions, Asian American/Pacific Islander religions, American religions)
Juan Campo, PhD, University of Chicago, Associate Professor (history of religions?Islam, Arabic)
Magda Campo, MA, American University in Cairo, Continuing Lecturer (Arabic)
Thomas Carlson, PhD, University of Chicago, Professor (Christianity and culture, religion and philosophy)
Racha El Omari, PhD, Yale University, Associate Professor (Early Islamic Intellectual History, with focus on speculative theology especially the Mu'tazila)
William Elison, Associate Professor
Aazam Feizmohammadpour, Continuing Lecturer
W Garr, PhD, Yale University, Professor (Northwest Semitic languages, Hebrew Bible, ancient Near East)
Barbara Holdrege, PhD, Harvard University, Professor (comparative history of religions, South Asian religions, Judaic studies)
Gregory Jarrett, Continuing Lecturer
Greg Johnson, Professor
Kathleen Moore, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Professor (immigration, Muslim communities in the West, religion and law, Islamic law, civil rights and liberties, cultural pluralism, cultural studies)
Elizabeth Perez, Associate Professor
Fabio Rambelli, PhD, University of Venice and Oriental University Institute, Naples, Professor (Japanese religions and intellectual history, Buddhist studies, Shinto studies; semiotics; transnational intellectual networks in East Asia) Joint Appointment: EALCS
Dwight Reynolds, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Professor (Arabic languages and literatures, folklore and folklife)
Dominic Steavu-Balint, PhD, Stanford University, Associate Professor (Chinese religions, Chinese Buddhism, Daoism, history of technology) Joint Appointment: EALCS
Christine Thomas, PhD, Harvard University, Professor (Ancient Mediterranean religions, early Christianity, archaeology of religions)
David Walker, PhD, Yale University, Associate Professor (19th century American religious history; Mormonism; spiritualism; religious tourism)
Vesna Wallace, PhD, UC Berkeley, Professor (Sanskrit languages and literature, Buddhism)
Elliot Wolfson, PhD, Brandeis University, Professor (Jewish mysticism)
Mayfair Yang, PhD, UC Berkeley, Professor (anthropology, China , critical theory, media, gender, state) Joint Appointment: EALCS
Emeriti Faculty
Catherine Albanese, PhD, University of Chicago (American religious history, religion and American culture)
Jose Cabezon, PhD, University of Wisconsin
Roger Friedland, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joint Appointment: SOC
Richard Hecht, PhD, UC Los Angeles
Gurinder Mann, PhD, Columbia University Joint Appointment: GLOBL
Birger Pearson, PhD, Harvard University
William Powell, PhD, UC Berkeley (history of religions ? China) Joint Appointment: EALCS
Ann Taves, PhD, University of Chicago
David White, PhD, University of Chicago
Affiliated Faculty
Gerardo Aldana, PhD (Chicana and Chicano Studies)
Beth Digeser, PhD (History)
Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi, PhD (Sociology)
Lisa Hajjar, PhD (Sociology)
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, PhD (Global Studies)
Suma Ikeuchi (East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies)
Nuha Khoury, PhD (History of Art and Architecture)
Anshu Malhotra, PhD (Global Studies)
Stephan Miescher, PhD (History)
Marianne Mithun, PhD (Linguistics)
Robert Morstein-Marx, PhD (Classics)
Claudia Moser, PhD (History of Art and Architecture)
Andrew Norris, PhD (Political Science)
Adam Sabra, PhD (History)
Lisa Sideris (Environmental Studies)
Stuart Smith, PhD (Anthropology)
Paul Spickard, PhD (History)
Roberto Strongman, PhD (Black Studies)
Elisabeth Weber, PhD (Germanic and Slavic Studies)