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Faculty and Staff

Department Head

  • Jeffrey Kosky
    Assoc. Professor of Religion
    Baker 108
    (540) 458-8930
    koskyj@wlu.edu

    Christianity and Culture, Religion in the Modern and Contemporary World, Theories of Religion, ‎Philosophy and Religion

Faculty

Staff

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  • George P. Carras
    Senior Research Professor (classical studies, religion)
    James Leyburn Library, 4th Floor, Room 411
    (434) 409-1703
    gcarras@wlu.edu

    World of Antiquity, Hellenistic World, Classical Studies, Judaism-Second Temple Period, Josephus, Philo, Early Christianity, New Testament, Pauline Studies
  • Kevin Crotty
    Professor of Classics
    Baker Hall
    (540) 458-8910
    crottyk@wlu.edu
  • Jonathan Eastwood
    Associate Professor of Sociology
    Newcomb 225
    540-458-8777
    eastwoodj@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: nationalism and national identity (with a particular focus on Latin American cases); sociology of religion; sociology of literature; Venezuelan politics and society
  • Genelle Gertz
    Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Director
    Payne 111
    (540) 458-8763
    gertzg@wlu.edu

    Medieval and early modern women writers; the Reformation; republicanism and the English revolution; prophecy, mysticism and heresy trials; the politics of reading.
  • Sascha L. Goluboff
    Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology
    Newcomb 210
    540-458-8807
    goluboffs@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: My work focuses on the anthropology of emotion in a variety of geographical and historical contexts. From investigating practices of mourning and grief in Azerbaijan to analyzing the delight and terror of homeplace in Antebellum Virginia, I view emotion as a story -- a narrative told about self and society, as well as a discourse about interpersonal connections.

    Professional Website | Curriculum Vitae
  • Michael H. Laughy, Jr.
    Assistant Professor of Classics
    311 Baker Hall
    (540) 458-4569
    laughym@wlu.edu
  • Harvey Markowitz
    Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology
    Newcomb 308
    540-458-8214
    markowitzh@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: inter-relationships among American Indian religions, landscapes, cultures, histories, and identities.
  • David Peterson
    Professor of History
    Newcomb Hall 203
    (540) 458-8094
    petersond@wlu.edu

    On leave 2012-13.

    Teaching Areas: European Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation history; European Medieval and Renaissance church history and political thought; Dante, and Machiavelli

    Curriculum Vitae
  • Holly Pickett
    Associate Professor of English
    Payne 304
    (540) 458-8078
    picketth@wlu.edu

    Shakespeare, medieval and early modern drama, history of drama, religious identities and controversies, representations of religious difference.

    Curriculum Vitae
  • Lad Sessions
    Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
    Baker Hall 209
    (540) 458-8795
    sessionsl@wlu.edu

    Philosophy of Religion, Hume, Kant, Rawls, Concept of Honor, Chinese Philosophy

    Curriculum Vitae
  • O. Kendall White, Jr.
    Professor Emeritus of Sociology
    Newcomb 305
    (540) 458-8793
    whitek@wlu.edu

    Research Interests: sociology of religion, social movements, social organization, social psychology, political sociology, race and ethnic relations

    Curriculum Vitae