Religious Studies Faculty

Name &Title

Credentials

Focus

At NAU

Jason D. BeDuhn, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., University of Illinois; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School; Ph.D., Indiana University 1995)

Biblical studies, ancient religions, Manichaeism

NAU 1998

Paul B. Donnelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., University of Toledo; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin 1997)

Buddhism, Asian religions

NAU 1998

Arne Hassing, Ph.D., Professor

(A.B., Boston University; Ph.D., Northwestern University 1974)

Christianity, contemporary religion, religion and science

NAU 1973

Sandra B. Lubarsky, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(B.A., Pomona College; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School 1986)

Philosophy of religion, interreligious dialogue, religion and the environment

NAU 1989

Bruce M. Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor

(B.A., M.A., Trinity University; Ph.D., University of Chicago 1984)

Hinduism, Asian Religions, Buddhism

NAU 1986

Peter L. van der Loo, Ph.D., Associate Professor

(Ph.D., Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands 1987)

Native American religions, Mesoamerican religions

NAU 1989

Emeritus Faculty

Richard E. Wentz, Ph.D

Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, ASU

(Ph.D., George Washington University)

Religion in America, The Role of the Preacher, 19th C. American Religious Thought, American Folk Religion

NAU 2005