Religious Studies Faculty

Malthus Hall
503-883-2449

kbemis@linfield.edu

Education: 1997, Dean of the Division of Continuing Education. BA Southern Illinois University; MA, PhD Florida State University

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Melrose 216
503-883-2569

dfiordal@linfield.edu

Education: PhD (Asian Languages and Cultures), University of Michigan, 2008; MA (Religious Studies), University of Chicago Divinity School, 2001; BA (Asian Studies), Carleton College, 1998 (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Academic Interests: My scholarly work explores the rich cultural, literary and religious heritage of Asia. My primary research focus is Buddhism in South Asia and the Himalayan region; I mainly work with materials in Sanskrit, Pali and Tibetan, three of the principal languages in which traditional Buddhist literature has been preserved. Given the extent to which Asian religious traditions developed in conversation with one another, my work necessarily engages a broader historical and cultural context, including other religious traditions of South Asia (Hinduism, Jainism, etc.), as well as those of both East and Southeast Asia. Although a textual scholar, I actively seek ways to offer a multidisciplinary perspective on religion, employing materials drawn from both contemporary and ancient times, ethnography and archeology, art history and new media, institutional and intellectual history, comparative literature, philosophy and critical theory. At present, I am weaving some of these various interests into a book on Buddhist miracle traditions.

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Melrose 110
503-883-2259

dmassey@linfield.edu

Education: 2001, Chaplain. BA Linfield College; MDiv Colgate Rochester Divinity School; DMin San Francisco Theological Seminary

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Melrose 211
503-883-2456

wmillar@linfield.edu

Education: 1984, Professor of Religion. BA Linfield College; BD Andover Newton Theological School; PhD Harvard University

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Melrose 212A
503-883-2457

ssnyder@linfield.edu

Education: 1978, Professor of Religion. BA Stanford University; MA, PhD University of Chicago

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