Faculty Experts- Religion
Name: Tracy Coleman (ON SABBATICAL 2007-08 ACADEMIC YEAR)Title: Assistant professor
Office phone: (719) 389-6195
E-mail: tcoleman@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: Ph.D. Brown University; M.T.S Harvard University; M.A. Middlebury College
Came to CC in: 2001
Courses taught at CC: Hinduism; Islam; Feminism in Hinduism and Islam; Feminist Religious Thought
Areas of expertise: Hinduism, Religions of India, Women in Religion
Name: David Gardiner
Title: Assistant professor
Department: Religion
Office phone: (719) 389-6616
E-mail: dgardiner@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: B.A. Amherst; M.A. University of Virginia; Ph.D. Stanford, 1995
Came to CC in: 1998
Courses taught at CC: Buddhism; East Asian Religions; Seminar in Buddhist Philosophy; Seminar in Buddhist Visionary Traditions; Seminar in Japanese Religions; Seminar in Taoist Practices; Religious Poetry in Asia; The Dalai Lama; Studying Asia; Introduction to Religion
Areas of expertise: Buddhism, Japanese culture, religions of China and Japan
Pertinent biographical information: Fluent in Japanese, spent many years in Japan
Name: David L. Weddle
Title: Professor
Office phone: (719) 389-6615
E-mail: dweddle@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: B.A. Hope College; M.A. and Ph.D. Harvard University
Came to CC in: 2000
Courses taught at CC: American Religions; Christian Theology; Islam; Religious Ethics; Religion and Politics; Medical Ethics; Philosophy of Religion
Areas of expertise: Religion and Politics in America; Religious Sects: Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses; Process Theology The Da Vinci Code Decoded: Study in Gnostic Gospels Medical Ethics: abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering Apocalypse: religious and cultural themes
Sample topics: Topics from previous talks: "Political Vision of Islam: The Example of Malaysia;" "Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Islamic Champion of Nonviolence;" "Religious Faith and Personal Security in Light of September 11;" "Jerusalem: A Religious Cartography;" "Idolatry of Sacred Space: Jerusalem"
Major publications: "Book on American Revivalism;" Articles on Christian Science and Jehovah's Witnesses Book on Charles G. Finney: revival and reform in 19th century America Review essays in American law and religion Presidential address to American Theological Society
Other areas of personal/professional interest: Religion and Politics in Islam; Religions in Egypt, Malaysia, and Syria (based on research and travel) Pool and Poker: Angles and Odds
Pertinent biographical information: Past President, American Theological Society (Midwest Division) Malone Fellow of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Member, American Academy of Religion and American Society of Church History Vice-President, Rocky Mountain-Great Plain Region of the American Academy of Religion
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