Virginia Center for the Study of Religion

Conference Organizers

Asher Biemann

Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Kathleen Flake

Bushman Professor of Mormon Studies

University of Virginia
Oludamini Ogunnaike

Assistant Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy

University of Virginia
Gesine Palmer

Catholic Academy of Berlin
Magnus Schlette

The Protestant Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (Fest), Heidelberg
Stephan Steiner

Catholic Academy of Berlin

Jessica Andruss

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Lawrie Balfour

James Hart Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
Creighton Coleman

PhD Student, Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Nichole Flores

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Jennifer Geddes

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Matthew Hedstrom

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Justene Hill Edwards

Assistant Professor of History

University of Virginia
Paul Dafydd Jones

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Charles Mathewes

Carolyn M. Barbour Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
Allison Mitchell

PhD Candidate, History

University of Virginia
Hana Nasser

PhD Candidate, Politics

University of Virginia
Kai Parker

Assistant Professor of African American Religious History

University of Virginia
Micah Schwartzman

Hardy Cross Dillard Professor of Law

University of Virginia
Vasfiye Betul Toprak

PhD Candidate, Sociology

University of Virginia