Religious Studies

The following areas of concentration are offered in the Master's program: Biblical Studies; Christian Thought and Institutions; History of Religions; Islamic Studies; and Judaic Studies. The Ph.D. program at present provides training in Early Judaism, Christian Origins, and Religions of the Late Antique Mediterranean.

Name Research Interests
Bablitz, Leanne Roman history, Roman law, Roman courtrooms, , Roman social history and law, Roman topography, Roman legal procedure
Cooper, Elisabeth Archaeology of greater Mesopotamia
Daniels, Megan Archaeology of Greece and the broader eastern Mediterranean; Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic Period; Ancient religion, sanctuaries, votive objects; Cross-cultural interaction; Ancient economies and trade; Divine kingship; Digital/data science approaches to the ancient world, particularly ancient religion; Migration and mobility across Eurasia; Phoenician culture; Ceramic analysis; Archaeology of Greece and the broader eastern Mediterranean, Late Bronze Age to Hellenistic Period, Ancient religion, sanctuaries, votive objects, Cross-cultural interaction, Ancient economies and trade, Divine kingship, Digital/data science approaches to the ancient world, particularly ancient religion, Migration and mobility across Eurasia, Phoenician culture, Ceramic analysis
De Angelis, Franco Ancient Greek world history, environment, urbanism, developmnet of societies, colonization, economics, ancient literature
Fisher, Kevin Archeological Data Analysis; Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques; architecture; built environments; digital archaeology; Dynamics of Social Transformations; Mediterranean archaeology; Near Eastern archaeology; power; Social Life / Societal Life; social interaction; Urban Spaces and Urbanity; urbanism; Archeological Data Analysis, Archeological Excavation Methods and Techniques, Architecture, Built environments, Digital archaeology, Dynamics of Social Transformations, Mediterranean archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Power, Social Life / Societal Life, Social interaction, Urban Spaces and Urbanity, Urbanism
Gardner, Gregg Judaism, Rabbinic Literature, Rabbinic Judaism, Mishnah, Talmud, Jewish Studies, Jewish Law, Jewish Ethics, Charity, Jewish Ethics, Archaeology of Israel, Archaeology and Hebrew Bible, Archaeology of Jerusalemn
Griffin, Michael Greek philosophy, Ancient philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Proclus, Neoplatonism, Ancient logic
Huemoeller, Katharine Ancient law (in theory and in practice); Documentary texts; gender and sexuality; Non-urban life in antiquity; Roman social history; Slavery (ancient and comparative); Ancient law (in theory and in practice), Documentary texts, Gender and sexuality, Non-urban life in antiquity, Roman social history, Slavery (ancient and comparative)
Marshall, Toph Literary or Artistic Works Analysis; Performance and Theatrical Productions; Literary or Artistic Works Analysis, Performance and Theatrical Productions
McCarty, Matthew Roman archaeology; Roman history; Africa; Europe; postcolonialism; Marginalized peoples; Religion; Roman archaeology, Roman history, Africa, Europe, Postcolonialism , Marginalized peoples, Religion
McElduff, Siobhan Ancient and modern translation, history of the book
Milstein, Sara biblical and cuneiform law; Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies; History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses; literary history of the Bible; Literary or Artistic Works Analysis; Mesopotamian literature; Near Eastern scribal culture; Religious Contexts; Biblical and cuneiform law, Hebrew Bible and Near Eastern Studies, History of Major Eras, Great Civilisations or Geographical Corpuses, Literary history of the Bible, Literary or Artistic Works Analysis, Mesopotamian literature, Near Eastern scribal culture, Religious Contexts
Philbrick, Rachel Latin poetry; Greek poetry; genre; Textual authority and credibility; Intertextuality; Latin poetry, Greek poetry, Genre, Textual authority and credibility, Intertextuality
Schneider, Thomas Egyptian history and phonoly
Soon, Isaac Early Christianity and New Testament; Early Christianity and New Testament
Yoo, Philip Religion and religious studies; Hebrew Bible; Second Temple Judaism; Religion and religious studies, Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism
Yoon, Florence heralds and the representation of the absent; anonymity and naming, particularly in Greek Tragedy; props and silent characters in Greek drama