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Our Faculty

Doug Weaver, Ph.D.

Department Chair Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Professor of Historical Studies

Doug Weaver, Ph.D.

Department Chair Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Professor of Historical Studies

Doug_Weaver@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7283
Deirdre Fulton, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Deirdre Fulton, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Deirdre_Fulton@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7339
Derek Dodson, Ph.D.

Director of Undergraduate Studies Senior Lecturer

Derek Dodson, Ph.D.

Director of Undergraduate Studies Senior Lecturer

Derek_Dodson@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7282
Dennis Horton, Ph.D.

Director of Ministry Guidance Raymond Hubler Professor of Religion

Dennis Horton, Ph.D.

Director of Ministry Guidance Raymond Hubler Professor of Religion

Dennis_Horton@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6323
Mandy McMichael, Ph.D

Associate Director of Ministry Guidance David J. Slover Associate Professor of Ministry Guidance

Mandy McMichael, Ph.D

Associate Director of Ministry Guidance David J. Slover Associate Professor of Ministry Guidance

Mandy_McMichael@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6353
SeyedAmirHossein Asghari, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Law

SeyedAmirHossein Asghari, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Law

Amir_Asghari@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6335
Susan Benton, Ph.D.

Lecturer In Religion and Ministry Guidance

Susan Benton, Ph.D.

Lecturer In Religion and Ministry Guidance

Susan_Benton@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7285
Adam Bond, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies

Adam Bond, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies

Adam_Bond@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6313
Blake Burleson, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Blake Burleson, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Blake_Burleson@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3940
Joel Burnett, Ph.D.

Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & Semitic Languages

Joel Burnett, Ph.D.

Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & Semitic Languages

Joel_Burnett@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6319
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D.

Frederick E. Roach Professor of World Christianity

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D.

Frederick E. Roach Professor of World Christianity

Carlos_Cardoza@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6212
Natalie Carnes, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Natalie Carnes, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Natalie_Carnes@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4947
João Chaves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of the History of Religion in the Américas Co-Director of the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable (BSIR)

João Chaves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of the History of Religion in the Américas Co-Director of the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable (BSIR)

Joao_Chaves@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6309
Julian Chike, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Julian Chike, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Julian_Chike@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6331
Joe Coker, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Joe Coker, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Joe_Coker@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4665
Ericka S. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ericka S. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ericka_Dunbar@baylor.edu
(254) 710-7370
John Duncan, Ph.D.

Lecturer

John Duncan, Ph.D.

Lecturer

John_Duncan2@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4536
Elise Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Elise Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Elise_Edwards@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3152
Elizabeth Flowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Religion Director of J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies

Elizabeth Flowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Religion Director of J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies

Elizabeth_H_Flowers@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6108
Barry Harvey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Barry Harvey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Barry_Harvey@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4535
Taylor Holleyman, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Taylor Holleyman, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Taylor_Holleyman@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6320
Kelly Iverson, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Kelly Iverson, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Kelly_Iverson@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6326
Leah Lomotey-Nakon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Bioethics

Leah Lomotey-Nakon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Bioethics

Leah_Nakon@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6360
Bruce Longenecker, Ph.D.

W. W. Melton Professor of Christian Origins

Bruce Longenecker, Ph.D.

W. W. Melton Professor of Christian Origins

Bruce_Longenecker@baylor.edu
(254) 710-1574
Paul Martens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ethics Director of Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Arts and Sciences

Paul Martens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ethics Director of Interdisciplinary Programs, College of Arts and Sciences

Paul_Martens@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6327
Neil Messer, Ph.D.

Professor of Theological Bioethics

Neil Messer, Ph.D.

Professor of Theological Bioethics

Neil_Messer@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4534
David Moseman, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

David Moseman, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

David_Moseman@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4932
James Nogalski, Ph.D.

W. Marshall & Lulie Craig Professor of Old Testament

James Nogalski, Ph.D.

W. Marshall & Lulie Craig Professor of Old Testament

James_Nogalski@baylor.edu
(254) 710-1592
Lidija Novakovic, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Lidija Novakovic, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Lidija_Novakovic@baylor.edu
(254) 710-1646
Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor Kidd L. & Buna Hitchcock Macon Professor of Religion

Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor Kidd L. & Buna Hitchcock Macon Professor of Religion

Mike_Parsons@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4591
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

C_Shafer-Elliott@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3258
Casey Spinks, Ph.D.

Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow

Casey Spinks, Ph.D.

Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow

Casey_Spinks2@baylor.edu
Devan Stahl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Devan Stahl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Devan_Stahl@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6113
Gerhard Stuebben, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Gerhard Stuebben, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Gerhard_Stuebben@baylor.edu
Christian van Gorder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Christian van Gorder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Chris_Van_Gorder@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6339
David Whitford, Ph.D.

Professor of Reformation Studies

David Whitford, Ph.D.

Professor of Reformation Studies

David_Whitford@baylor.edu
(254) 710-4223
Jane Wilson, M.S.Ed, M.R.E.

W. Winfred and Elizabeth Moore Visiting Professor of Ministry Guidance

Jane Wilson, M.S.Ed, M.R.E.

W. Winfred and Elizabeth Moore Visiting Professor of Ministry Guidance

jane_wilson@baylor.edu
Sameer Yadav, Th.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Sameer Yadav, Th.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Sameer_Yadav@baylor.edu
(254) 710-6355

Department of Religion

College of Arts & Sciences

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Waco, TX 76798-7284

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