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The Study of Religion - Chairs and Directors

Chair of the Standing Committee on the Study of Religion: Diana L. Eck
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Courtney Lamberth
Director of Graduate Studies: David Holland

Faculty of the Committee on the Study of Religion

Ali S. Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures
Giovanni Bazzana, Associate Professor of New Testament (Divinity School)
Catherine Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America (Divinity School) (on leave 2017-18)
Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America (FAS and Divinity School) (on leave Spring term)
Shaye J. Cohen, Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy
James T. Engell, Gurney Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature (on leave Spring term)
Francis Fiorenza, Charles Chauncey Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies (Divinity School)
Marla Frederick, Professor of African and African American Studies and of Religion; Harvard College Professor
Luis Girón Negrón, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Comparative Literature
William A. Graham, Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies (Divinity School)
Helen Hardacre, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society
David N. Hempton, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies (Divinity School)
Racha Kirakosian, Assistant Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and of the Study of Religion
David Lamberth, Professor of Philosophy and Theology (Divinity School)
Anne Monius, Professor of South Asian Religions (Divinity School)
Laura Nasrallah, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity (Divinity School)
Jacob Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies and Professor of African Religious Traditions
Parimal Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy
Kimberley C. Patton, Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion (Divinity School)
Michael J. Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and of Anthropology; Harvard College Professor
Ahmed Ragab, Richard T. Watson Assistant Professor of Science and Religion (Divinity School) (on leave 2017-18)
Mayra R. Rivera, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (FAS) and Professor of Religion and Latina/o Studies (Divinity School) (on leave Spring term)
James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity (Divinity School)
Charles Stang, Associate Professor of Early Christian Thought (Divinity School)
Jonathan L. Walton, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals
Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life (on leave Fall term)

Other Faculty Offering Instruction

Ann D. Braude, Lecturer (Faculty)
Harvey G. Cox, Hollis Professor of Divinity Emeritus
Charles S. Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer in Buddhist Literatures
Amy M. Hollywood, Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies
Michael D. Jackson, Distinguished Visiting Professor of World Religions
Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies�
Kevin J. Madigan, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History
Daniel P. McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinity
Michelle C. Sanchez, Assistant Professor of Theology
Cornel West, Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy

Additional Information

For additional information, please visit http://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/