Yaakov Ariel
Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Religion in the Americas
Regions: Middle East/Africa, North America
Traditions: Contemporary and Global Christianities, Inter-religious Interactions, Judaism
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Jewish Studies, Race and Ethnicity

Brandon Bayne
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Field(s) of specialization: Religion in the Americas
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Traditions: Catholicism, Inter-religious Interactions
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Materiality and Embodiment, Race and Ethnicity, Space and Place

Jessica A. Boon
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

Field(s) of specialization: Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Religion and Culture
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Caribbean
Traditions: Catholicism, Inter-religious Interactions
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Historical Methods
Topics: Gender and Sexuality Studies, Materiality and Embodiment, Mysticism, Science Studies

Bart D. Ehrman
James A. Gray Distinguished Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, Middle East/Africa
Traditions: Early Christianity
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Biblical Interpretation

Carl W. Ernst
William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Field(s) of specialization: Islamic Studies
Regions: Middle East/Africa, South Asia and the Himalayas
Traditions: Islam, Religions of the Black Atlantic/African Diaspora
Methods: Historical Methods, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Mysticism, Race and Ethnicity

David Lambert
Associate Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Regions: Middle East/Africa
Traditions: Early Christianity, Judaism
Methods: Critical Theory and Continental Philosophy, Historical Methods, Philology, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Biblical Interpretation, Jewish Studies, Materiality and Embodiment

Jodi Magness
Kenan Distinguished Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, Middle East/Africa
Traditions: Greco-Roman Religions, Judaism
Methods: Archaeology, Historical Methods
Topics: Biblical Interpretation, Jewish Studies

Hugo Méndez
Assistant Professor

Field(s) of specialization: Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Regions: Europe and the Mediterranean, Middle East/Africa
Traditions: Early Christianity, Orthodox Christianity
Methods: Historical Methods, Philology, Textual Interpretation
Topics: Biblical Interpretation, Materiality and Embodiment