Intellectual and Spiritual Debates in Islam
Sayed Hassan Akhlaq, Professor of Religion, talks about issues of interest and impact from the rich and diverse intellectual traditions of Islam from its inception to present.
Faculty Books
Professor Kang moves religion and gender to center stage in the Chinese Communist revolution, examining the dynamics of anti-superstition propaganda in support of the Party's rise to national...
Professor Robert Eisen attempts to solve a mystery that has long fascinated many: How did Jews become such a successful minority in the modern Western world?
Professorial Lecturer Sayed Hassan Akhlaq offers both insider and outsider views of how a scholar becomes an Ayatollah in Shia Islam.
What is Religious Ethics? An Introduction
Associate Professor Irene Oh demonstrates the importance of ethics based in religious traditions and describes how scholars of ethics think through moral problems.
Professor of Media and Public Affairs, Silvio R. Waisbord, offers an x-ray of current American society that helps understand its historical contradictions and its power to construct myths and hide...
Differentiating the Pearl from the Fish-Eye: Ouyang Jingwu and the Revival of Scholastic Buddhism
Eyal Aviv, assistant professor of religion, offers an account of Ouyang Jingwu...
Ethics of War and Peace in Islam: A Shi’a View
Professor Mohammad Faghfoory demonstrates that the Shia perception of war and...
Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire
Professor Paul Duff offers an accessible and informed account of Christian...
Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War
Robert Eisen, professor of religion and Judaic studies, examines a dilemma...