- About Us
- Our Faculty
- Faculty
- W.H. Bellinger, Jr., Ph.D.
- James Nogalski, Ph.D.
- Doug Weaver, Ph.D.
- Dennis Horton, Ph.D.
- Mandy McMichael, Ph.D
- Rosalie Beck, Ph.D.
- Blake Burleson, Ph.D.
- Joel Burnett, Ph.D.
- Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D.
- Natalie Carnes, Ph.D.
- Joe Coker, Ph.D.
- Derek Dodson, Ph.D.
- Elise Edwards, Ph.D.
- Noel Forlini Burt, Ph.D.
- Deirdre Fulton, Ph.D.
- Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Ph.D.
- Barry Harvey, Ph.D.
- Eric Holleyman, Ph.D.
- Kelly Iverson, Ph.D.
- James Kennedy, Ph.D.
- Bruce Longenecker, Ph.D.
- Paul Martens, Ph.D.
- David Moseman, Ph.D.
- Lidija Novakovic, Ph.D.
- Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D.
- Scott Ryan, Ph.D.
- Steve Sadler, Ph.D.
- Jonathan Tran, Ph.D.
- Christian van Gorder, Ph.D.
- David Whitford, Ph.D.
- D. H. Williams, Ph.D.
- Books by Our Faculty
- Faculty
- Undergraduate
- Graduate
- Ministry Guidance
- Affiliated Programs
The Department of Religion is a community of faculty members, staff, and students who work together on issues of religious identity in our world, formation for ministry, and preparation for careers in higher education. We are a diverse community and yet one committed to faith and to the church. We hope you will find the information you seek about our community on this site.
Our undergraduate program in religion invites students to inquire more deeply into the Christian faith, to gain an enhanced appreciation of the contributions of Christianity to the development of twenty-first century culture, and to prepare for life-long lay or career ministry. We offer courses of study in Biblical Studies, Historical Studies, Theological Studies, Practical Studies, and World Religions.
Our Religion Department provides the context for a flourishing Ph.D. program with concentrations offered in the Old Testament, New Testament, Historical and Theological Areas.
Faculty are committed to a strong research agenda, and that agenda is tied to the Baylor tradition of providing the very finest in classroom instruction. Baylor continues to move toward its goal of becoming a top tier university and the department along with the university remains friendly to faith and to church, thus providing a distinctive setting in American higher education.
The faculty of the Department of Religion is made up of top scholars in the fields of biblical studies, church history, theology and ethics, world religions, and practical studies, and offer students an opportunity to join with them on a journey together towards truth and understanding. While committed to academic excellence, our faculty members also understand that helping to shape students’ whole their vocation as helping to shape students’ lives. They strive to connect with students, and upper-level courses are intentionally kept small in order to help foster greater interaction between students and faculty.
The Ministry Guidance program at Baylor University is designed to help students who are exploring careers in ministry - referred to as ministry students - to clarify and affirm their call to ministry and to introduce them to ministry as a vocation. Coordinated through the Ministry Guidance office in the Department of Religion, the program seeks to assist students who feel called to vocational ministry, including preaching, missions, music, religious education, youth, recreation, as well as various other ministries.
May
25
2018
WACO, Texas (May 25, 2018) – Eleven faculty members have been recognized as Outstanding Faculty in the areas of teaching, scholarship and contributions to the academic community for the 2017-2018 academic year. The awards recognize the best all-around professors based upon teaching capabilities, research achievement, effective committee service, time spent with students and civic and church involvement, including non-tenured track, tenured and tenure-track faculty.
May
23
2018
During Teacher Appreciation Week this spring, the official Baylor Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts each asked the same question: “Which Baylor professor(s) made an impact in your life?” The query drew more than 600 responses, and — reflecting Baylor’s long history of excellent teachers — more than 350 Baylor professors were named at least once. More …
Apr
3
2018
The religion department is proud to announce that Dr. Scott Ryan has been selected as a recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2017-18.
Aug
11
2018
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15
2018
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17
2018
