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Welcome to the faculty section of the Religious Studies department.

Current and Emeritus faculty members are listed below for further reference.

 

 

Current Faculty

Pat Boni, Ph.D., Temple University (1982), Lecturer (part-time), religion and literature, religion and society, religion and psychology, world religions.
e-mail: pboni@mail.sdsu.edu

Bernard Cooke, A.B., St. Louis University (1943), Lecturer, Bible, Christianity.
e-mail: Turn53122@aol.com

John L. Gillman, Ph.D., University of Louvain (1980), Lecturer (part-time), Early Christianity, New Testament, world religions.
e-mail: jlgillma@mail.sdsu.edu

Wilburn Hansen, Ph.D. Stanford (2006).  Assistant Professor, medieval and modern Japanese religions, Buddhism, Shinto, Asian American Religions, Buddhism in America.
e-mail: whansen2@mail.sdsu.edu

Linda D. Holler, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1981), Professor, environmental and social ethics, religion and science, comparative religion.
e-mail: lholler@mail.sdsu.edu
Home Page: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~lholler/

 Mary L. Kelly, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (1993), Lecturer, American religious diversity, women and religion, feminist ethics and theology.
e-mail: mkelly@mail.sdsu.edu

Risa Levitt Kohn, Ph.D., University of California San Diego (1997), Associate Professor and Director of Jewish Studies, Hebrew Scriptures, Judaism, Ancient Near East.
e-mail: rkohn@mail.sdsu.edu 

Scott Meltzer, A.B., Harvard University (1991), Lecturer, Judaism, Bible.
e-mail: scottymeltz@hotmail.com

Khaleel Mohammed, Ph. D., McGill University (2001), Associate Professor, Islam, Qur'an, Islamic Law, Comparative Religion.
e-mail: khaleel.mohammed@sdsu.edu
Home Page: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~khaleel/

Rebecca Moore, Ph.D., Marquette University (1996), Associate Professor and Chair, History of Christianity, New Testament, Religion in America, New Religious Movements, Jewish-Christian Dialogue.
e-mail: remoore@mail.sdsu.edu
Home Page: http://kali.sdsu.edu
Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple: http://jonestown.sdsu.edu

Howard R. Mueller, Ph.D., University of London (1977), Lecturer, philosophy of religion, Oriental and existential philosophy.
e-mail: hrm1@cox.net

Yehuda Shabatay, DHL, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America (1973), Lecturer, Bible.

Irving Alan Sparks, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University (1970), Professor Emeritus, world religions, Jewish and Christian origins, Hellenistic religions.
e-mail: iasparks@sciences.sdsu.edu

Lori Stewart, M.A., Pacific School of Religion (2001), Lecturer, world religions.
e-mail: stewart.lori@sbcglobal.net

Samy S. Swayd, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles (1993), Director of the Institute of Druze Studies and Lecturer, Islamic studies, comparative mysticism, American religious diversity.
e-mail: sswayd@mail.sdsu.edu

 Jesse J. Thomas, Ph.D., Northwestern University (1967), Lecturer, religion and society, primal religions, psychology.
e-mail: jthomas@mail.sdsu.edu

Sthaneshwar Timalsina, Ph.D., Martin Luther University (2004), Assistant Professor, Religions of India, Tantra, Religion and the Body.
e-mail: timalsin@mail.sdsu.edu

Julius Tsai, Ph.D., Stanford University (2004) Assistant Professor, Religions of East Asia, Daoism, Ritual Studies.
e-mail: jtsai@mail.sdsu.edu 

Delroi Whitaker, M.A., Harvard University (2002) Lectures, world religions, Christianity, African American Religion.
e-mail: roywhitaker@post.harvard.edu

 

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Emeritus Faculty

Allan W. Anderson, Ph.D., Columbia University (1962), Professor Emeritus, religion and spirituality, philosophy and psychology of religion.

Christine R. Downing, Ph.D., Drew University (1966), Professor Emeritus, religion and psychology, religion and literature.
e-mail: crsrvr@mail.orcasonline.com

Maurice S. Friedman, Ph.D., University of Chicago (1950), Professor Emeritus, modern Jewish thought, religion and literature, philosophy of religion.
e-mail: friedma3@mail.sdsu.edu

Irving Gefter, Ph.D., Brandeis University (1976), Assistant Professor Emeritus, Hebrew scriptures, Talmudic Judaism.
e-mail: gefter@mail.sdsu.edu

Willard L. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (1973), Professor Emeritus, world religions, primal religions, shamanism, Asian religions, religious experience.
e-mail: wjohnson@mail.sdsu.edu

G. Ray Jordan, Jr., Ph.D., University of Southern California (1957), Professor Emeritus, psychology and phenomenology of religion, Oriental religions, world religions.

Issa J. Khalil, Ph.D., University of Chicago (1972), Associate Professor Emeritus, patristics, New Testament, history of Christian thought.

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