He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was raised in Texas where he earned a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MAR from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. His Ph.D. is from the University of Chicago where he studied the History of Religions, especially African Religions, Buddhism and the History of Christianity. His research interests include the history of religion in North America and Central Africa (African Traditional Religion, Christianity, and Islam). He may be reached via email at pwilliams@mail.unomaha.edu. |
