Religious Studies is:
Critical: analyzing religion from a perspective of critical inquiry, engaging issues of ethical and social responsibility
Susan Nowak
Professor and Chair
snowak8@naz.edu
585-389-2731
GAC - 303
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Education: B.A., Nazareth College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Nowak studies and teaches comparative religion, Jewish-Christian interfaith relations, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and feminist studies.
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Nowak studies and teaches comparative religion, Jewish-Christian interfaith relations, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and feminist studies.
Janice Bertoni
Secretary
jberton3@naz.edu
585-389-2765
GAC - 361
Christine M. Bochen
- Professor
cbochen4@naz.edu
585-389-2728
GAC - 309
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William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies
Education: B.A., D'Youville College; M.A. and Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Bochen studies and teaches Roman Catholic theology, feminist theology, American religions, and spirituality (particularly the works of Thomas Merton).
Education: B.A., D'Youville College; M.A. and Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Bochen studies and teaches Roman Catholic theology, feminist theology, American religions, and spirituality (particularly the works of Thomas Merton).
Corinne G. Dempsey
Associate Professor
585-389-2734
cdempse6@naz.edu
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Education: B.A., Oregon State University; M.A., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley; Ph.D., Syracuse University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Dempsey studies and teaches Hindu traditions, global Christianity, gender/political and religion, comparative religion, and mysticism.
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Dempsey studies and teaches Hindu traditions, global Christianity, gender/political and religion, comparative religion, and mysticism.
Michael Dobkowski
Visiting Professor
585-389-2159
mdobkow5@naz.edu
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Education: B.A., M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Dobkowski teaches and studies Jewish Thought, the history and implications of the Holocaust, the American Jewish Experience, and the History of Anti-Semitism.
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Dobkowski teaches and studies Jewish Thought, the history and implications of the Holocaust, the American Jewish Experience, and the History of Anti-Semitism.
Thomas Donlin-Smith
Professor
tdonlin1@naz.edu
585-389-2729
GAC - 358
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Education: B.A., The Ohio State University; M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of VirginiaDirector - Institute for Professional Ethics
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Donlin-Smith studies and teaches comparative religion, theory and method in Religious Studies, religion and science, Christian ethics, comparative religious ethics, and ethics of the professions. He has a special interest in narrative (story-based) approaches to ethics.
George P. Heyman
Lecturer
gheyman3@naz.edu
585-389-2765
GAC - 385
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Education: B.A., St. John Fisher College; M.Div., St. Bernard's Seminary; M.A., St. Bernard's Seminary; Th.M., Harvard University; M.Phil. and Ph.D., Syracuse University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Heyman studies and teaches ancient Near Eastern religious texts, Second Temple Jewish literature, the Bible, early Christian history and theology. He has a special interest in the sacrificial ritual and rhetoric of the Abrahamic religious traditions.
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Heyman studies and teaches ancient Near Eastern religious texts, Second Temple Jewish literature, the Bible, early Christian history and theology. He has a special interest in the sacrificial ritual and rhetoric of the Abrahamic religious traditions.
Janet S. Katz
Lecturer
jkatz3@naz.edu
585-389-2765
GAC - 385
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Education: B.A., Brandeis University; M.A., Columbia University
Sandra Kistler-Connolly
Lecturer
skistle2@naz.edu
585-389-2767
GAC - 385
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Education: B.A., Alfred University; M.A., Syracuse University
Donald F. Schwab
Lecturer
dschwab5@naz.edu
585-389-2765
GAC - 385
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Education: B.A., St. John Fisher College; M.Div., St. Bernard's Seminary; D.Min., Colgate Rochester Divinity School; Ph.D., The Graduate Theological Foundation
Muhammad Shafiq
Professor
mshafiq5@naz.edu
585-389-2763
GAC - 356
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Director - Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies & Dialogue
Education: B.A. and M.A., University of Peshawar; Ph.D., Temple University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Muhammad Shafiq studies and teaches comparative religion, theory and method in Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Interfaith Studies, and Malcolm and Martin. He directs the interdisciplinary minor in Interfaith Studies. His research interest are mainly in the area of Islam and Interfaith Studies.
Education: B.A. and M.A., University of Peshawar; Ph.D., Temple University
Teaching and Research Interests: Dr. Muhammad Shafiq studies and teaches comparative religion, theory and method in Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Interfaith Studies, and Malcolm and Martin. He directs the interdisciplinary minor in Interfaith Studies. His research interest are mainly in the area of Islam and Interfaith Studies.
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