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Ryûichi Abé

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religionsrabe@fas.harvard.edu

Leila Ahmed

Victor S. Thomas Research Professor in Divinity (HDS) Emerituslahmed@hds.harvard.edu617-496-5316

Mafaz Al-Suwaidan

PhD Candidate
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Ali S. Asani

Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Culturesaliasani@fas.harvard.edu617-495-5755

Swayam Bagaria

Assistant Professor of Hindu Studiessbagaria@hds.harvard.edu

Sam Bailey

PhD Candidate
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Yaa Baker

PhD Candidate
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Nancy Barricklo

Graduate Program Coordinator nbarricklo@hds.harvard.edu

Giovanni Bazzana

Professor of New Testamentgbazzana@hds.harvard.edu617-384-5965

Michelle Bentsman

PhD Candidate
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Carleigh Beriont

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studiescberiont@hks.harvard.edu
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Anya Bernstein

Professor of Anthropologyabernstein@fas.harvard.edu617-496-4987

Courtney Bickel Lamberth

Director of Undergraduate StudiesLecturer in the Study of Religionlamberth@fas.harvard.edu617-496-1018

Sherah Bloor

PhD CandidateJob Market Candidate
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Seyi Bolarin

PhD Candidate
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Giorgia Bove

PhD CandidateJob Market Candidate
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Ann. D. Braude

Senior Lecturer on American Religious History and Director of the Women’s Studies in Religion Programabraude@hds.harvard.edu617-495-5705

Catherine Brekus

Chair, Committee on the Study of Religion (on leave, 2025-2026)Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in Americacbrekus@hds.harvard.edu

Briana Brightly

PhD Candidate
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Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studiesebhiggin@fas.harvard.edu617-495-7828

Alexis Brown

Recent graduateJob Market Candidate
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Russell Burk

PhD Candidate
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Timothy Byram

PhD Candidate
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Oana Capatina

PhD Candidate
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Davíd Carrasco

Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin Americadcarrasco@hds.harvard.edu617-384-7953

Charles Carstens

PhD Candidate
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Christy Charnel

PhD Candidate
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Joie Chen

PhD Candidate
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Elise M. Ciregna, Ph.D.

Director of Admnistrationemciregna@fas.harvard.edu
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Francis X. Clooney

Parkman Professor of Divinity and Professor of Comparative Theologyfclooney@hds.harvard.edu617-495-4495

Shaye J.D. Cohen

Nathan Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophyscohen@fas.harvard.edu617-496-6422

Harvey Cox

Hollis Professor of Divinityhcox@hds.harvard.edu

Joe Currie

PhD Candidatejoecurrie@g.harvard.edu
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Morgan Curtis

PhD Candidate
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Sunitha Das

PhD Candidate
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Emma De Lisle

PhD Candidate
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Djelimory Diabate

PhD Candidate
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Gio DiRusso

PhD Candidate
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John Duffy

Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine Philology and Literatureduffy2@fas.harvard.edu

Benjamin Dunning

Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of DivinityProfessor of New Testament and Early Christianitybdunning@hds.harvard.edu

Peter Dziedzic

PhD Candidate
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Diana Eck

Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Societydianaeck@fas.harvard.edu617-495-2099

James Engell

Gurney Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritusjengell@fas.harvard.edu617-495-5055

Naomi Fastovsky

PhD Candidate
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Brian FitzGerald

Lecturer on Medieval Studies and the Study of Religion

Marla Frederick

Dean of the Faculty of DivinityJohn Lord O’Brian Professor of DivinityProfessor of Religion and Culture

Leren Gao

PhD Candidate
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Paola Gaona Salamanca

Staff Assistant IIIcsrel@fas.harvard.edu617-495-5781

Alfredo Garcia Garza

PhD Candidate
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Fernanda Garcia-Oteyza

PhD Candidate
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Luis M. Girón-Negrón

Interim Chair 2025-2026, Committee on the Study of ReligionWilliam R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Comparative Literature and of Romance Languages and Literaturesgiron@fas.harvard.edu617-495-2567

Mohsen Goudarzi

Assistant Professor in Islamic Studiesmgoudarzi@hds.harvard.edu

William A. Graham

Harvard University Distinguished Service ProfessorMurray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studieswgraham@fas.harvard.edu617-495-5775

Ahmad Greene-Hayes

Assistant Professor of African American Religious Studiesahmadg@hds.harvard.edu

Haley Griese

PhD Candidate
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Karlene Griffiths Sekou

PhD Candidate

Janet Gyatso

Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studiesjgyatso@hds.harvard.edu617-496-1950

Chelsea Hall

PhD Candidate
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David Hall

Bartlett Research Professor of New England Church History Emeritus

Harry Hall

PhD Candidate
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Charles Hallisey

Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatureschallisey@hds.harvard.edu617-384-7872

Jeffrey F. Hamburger

Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culturejhamburg@fas.harvard.edu617-495-8732

Margaret Hamm

PhD Candidate
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Helen Hardacre

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Emeritahardacre@fas.harvard.edu617-496-5844

Jay M. Harris

Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studiesjharris@g.harvard.edu617-496-7546

Steven Harris

PhD Candidate
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Jay Hashmi

PhD Candidate
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Kythe Heller

Recent GraduateJob Market Candidate
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Michael Helmy

PhD Candidate
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David N. Hempton

Harvard University Distinguished Service ProfessorAlonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studiesdhempton@hds.harvard.edu617-495-4513

Malka Himelhoch

PhD Candidate
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Julia Hintlian

PhD Candidate
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David F. Holland

John A. Bartlett Professor of New England Church Historydholland@hds.harvard.edu

Amy Hollywood

Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studiesahollywood@hds.harvard.edu617-496-5938

Tracey Hucks

Victor S. Thomas Professor of Africana Religious Studies Suzanne Young Murray Professor (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study)thucks@hds.harvard.edu

Susan Hunt

Administrative Coordinatorshunt@fas.harvard.edu

Seokweon Jeon

PhD Candidateseokweon_jeon@g.harvard.edu
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Baber Johansen

Research Professor of Islamic Religious Studiesbjohansen@hds.harvard.edu617-495-1014

Terrence L. Johnson

Professor of African American Religious Studiestjohnson@hds.harvard.edu

Mark D. Jordan

Andrew W. Mellon Research Professor of Christian Thoughtmjordan@hds.harvard.edu617-496-7122

Nicholas Judt

PhD Candidate
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Ousmane Oumar Kane

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society (HDS) EmeritusProfessor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (FAS)okane@hds.harvard.edu

Siobhan Kelly

Recent GraduateJob Market Candidate
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Satoru Kimura

PhD Candidate
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Karen L. King

Hollis Professor of Divinitykking@hds.harvard.edu617-496-3398

Arthur Kleinman

Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and SciencesProfessor of Medical Anthropology, Department of Global Health and Social MedicineProfessor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical Schoolkleinman@fas.harvard.edu617-495-3846

Sara Klingenstein

PhD Candidate
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James Kloppenberg

Charles Warren Research Professor of American History, Emeritusjkloppen@fas.harvard.edu617-496-0797

Amadu Kunateh

PhD Candidate
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David C. Lamberth

Professor of Philosophy and Theologydavid_lamberth@harvard.edu617-495-9578

Therese Lautua

College Fellow in Indigenous Religionstlautua@fas.harvard.edu

Jon D. Levenson

Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies (HDS)jlevenson@hds.harvard.edu617-495-5955

Maya Levine

PhD Candidate
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Madeline Levy

PhD Candidate
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Kellyn Lewis

PhD Candidate
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Charles Lockwood

Lecturer in the Study of Religion

Mac Loftin

Recent GraduateJob Market Candidate
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Peter Machinist

Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages, Emeritusmachinis@fas.harvard.edu617-495-0333

Kevin J. Madigan

Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History

Sasha Makarova

PhD Candidate
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Natalie Malter

PhD Candidate
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Michael Mango

PhD Candidate
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Jonathan Mason-Wolfe

PhD Candidate
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Dan McKanan

Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Association Senior Lecturer in Divinitydmckanan@hds.harvard.edu617-496-2665

Heather McLetchie-Leader

Recent graduateJob Market Candidate
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Rebecca Mendoza

PhD Candidate
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Naohito Miura

Recent graduateJob Market Candidate
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Joshua Moriarty

PhD Candidate
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Sage Moses

PhD Candidate
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Theodore Motzkin

PhD Candidate
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Laura Mucha

PhD Candidate
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Annas Muchlisin

PhD Candidate
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Ilgin Nas

PhD Candidate
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P. Oktor Skjaervø

Aga Khan Professor of Iranian, Emeritusskjaervo@fas.harvard.edu617-496-5756

Jacob Olupona

Professor of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and SciencesProfessor of African Religious Traditions in the Harvard Divinity Schoololupona@fas.harvard.edu617-495-8221

Gabriel Parlin

PhD Candidate
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Sarah Passinhas-Bergman

Student CoordinatorGraduate and Undergraduatespassinhasbergman@fas.harvard.edu

Jessica Patey

PhD Candidate

Kimberley C. Patton

Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religionkpatton@hds.harvard.edu617-496-3395

Irene Peirano Garrison

Pope Professor of the Latin Language and LiteratureClassics Director of Graduate Studies peirano@fas.harvard.edu6174955216

Felipe Pereda

Fernando Zóbel de Ayala Professor of Spanish ArtDepartment of History of Art + Architecture Director of Graduate Studiesfpereda@fas.harvard.edu6174957047

Cristian Piazzetta

PhD Candidatecristianpiazzetta@g.harvard.edu
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Chandra Plowden

PhD Candidate
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Matthew Potts

Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church

Michael James Puett

Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and AnthropologyHarvard College Professorpuett@fas.harvard.edu6174958360

Julia Rhyder

Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizationsjuliarhyder@fas.harvard.edu6174969049

Mayra Rivera

Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Religion and Latinx Studies

Steven Anthony Rizzo

PhD Candidate
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James Robson

James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations;Harvard College ProfessorWilliam Fung Director of the Harvard University Asia Center; Chair, Regional Studies East Asia (RSEA), 2019-20jrobson@fas.harvard.edu6174958363

Leah Rumsey

PhD Candidateleahrumsey@g.harvard.edu

Byron Russell

PhD Candidate
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Toni Sacco

PhD Candidate
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Abtsam Saleh

PhD Candidate
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Michelle C. Sanchez

Director of Graduate StudiesProfessor of Theologymsanchez@hds.harvard.edu

Francis Schüssler Fiorenza

Charles Chauncey Stillman Research Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studiesffiorenza@hds.harvard.edu617-495-5750

Natalia Schwien

PhD Candidate
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Madeleine Scott

PhD Candidatemscott@fas.harvard.edu
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Martha Selby

Sangam Professor of South Asian StudiesSouth Asian Studies Director of Graduate Studiesmarthaselby@fas.harvard.edu
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Teren Sevea

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Associate Professor of Islamic Studiestsevea@hds.harvard.edu

Lydia Shahan

PhD Candidate

Jorden Sharick

Recent GraduateJob Market Candidate
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Charles M. Stang

Professor of Early Christian ThoughtDirector of the Center for the Study of World Religionscstang@hds.harvard.edu

Denson Staples

PhD Candidate
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David Stern

Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Jewish and Hebrew LiteratureProfessor of Comparative Literaturedstern@fas.harvard.edu6174953977

Lauren Tassone

PhD Candidate
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D. Andrew Teeter

Professor of Hebrew Bibleateeter@hds.harvard.edu

Akhil Thomas

PhD Candidateakhilthomas@g.harvard.edu
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Anh Tran

PhD Candidate
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Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp

Professor of Tibetan and Himalayan Studiesvanderk@fas.harvard.edu617-496-6871

Eugene Wang

Abby Aldrich Rockerfeller Professor of Asian ArtBuddhist Art of Asia; Chinese Art, Architecture, and Media StudiesFounding Director of Harvard FAS CAMLabeywang@fas.harvard.edu6174950845

Anca Wilkening

PhD CandidateJob Market Candidate
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Preston N. Williams

Houghton Professor of Theology and Contemporary Change Emeritus

Kelsey Hanson Woodruff

Recent graduateJob Market Candidate
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Chen Wu

PhD Candidate
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Joy Wu

PhD Candidate
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Shan Wu

PhD Candidate
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Annette Yoshiko Reed

Professor of New Testament and Early Christianityareed@hds.harvard.edu

Raúl Zegarra

Assistant Professor of Roman Catholic Theological Studies

Malika Zeghal

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Lifemzeghal@fas.harvard.edu6173848432