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John Lyden
John Lyden, PhD
jlyden@unomaha.edu

Department Chair

Professor of Religious Studies

Blizek Professor of Religion and Film

Editor, Journal of Religion & Film

402.554.2628

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Laura Alexander
Laura Alexander, PhD
lealex@unomaha.edu

Goldstein Family Chair in Human Rights

Associate Professor

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Rami Arav
Rami Arav, PhD
rarav@unomaha.edu

Associate Professor

402.554.4986

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Rory Conces
Rory Conces, PhD
rconces@unomaha.edu

Associate Professor

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Brady DeSanti, PhD
Brady DeSanti, PhD
bdesanti@unomaha.edu

Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe

Director of Native American Studies

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

402.554.2628

  • Native American and Religious Studies
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Michele Desmarais
Michele Marie Desmarais, PhD
mdesmarais@unomaha.edu

Metis (Canada)

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

402.554.2679

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Jeannette Gabriel
Jeannette Gabriel, PhD
jgabriel@unomaha.edu

Director

Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies

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Curtis Hutt
Curtis Hutt, PhD
chutt@unomaha.edu

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Executive Director, Goldstein Center for Human Rights

Director of Programming, Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies

402.554.4067

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Bharat Ranganathan
Bharat Ranganathan, PhD
branganathan@unomaha.edu

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Brooks Professor of Social Justice and Religion

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Paul Williams
Paul Williams, PhD
pwilliams@unomaha.edu

Associate Professor

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Adjunct Faculty

Gary Eller
Gary Eller, Ph.D.
geller@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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Gloria Epps
Gloria Epps
gtaylorepps@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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Julien Wulfgar (Fielding)
Julien Wulfgar (Fielding)
jfielding@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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Gary Groff
Gary Groff
ggroff@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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Christian Haunton
Christian Haunton
chaunton@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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J. Samuel Subramanian
J. Samuel Subramanian, Ph.D.
jsubramanian@unomaha.edu

Instructor

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Emeritus Faculty

William Blizek
William L. Blizek, PhD
wblizek@unomaha.edu

Professor Emeritus

402.554.2628

  • Ethics, Religion and Film
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Journal of Religion & Film

The Journal of Religion & Film is a peer reviewed journal which is committed to the study of connections between the medium of film and the phenomena of religion, however those are defined. We encourage multiple approaches to the study of religion and film, including (but not limited to) the analysis of how religious traditions are portrayed in films; exploration of the religious concepts that may be found or utilized in the interpretation of films; study of how the religious ideals and background of the filmmakers may have influenced them; and analysis of how films themselves may operate “religiously” for viewers. We seek to create better understandings of both religion and film through the study of their mutual encounter and interactions.

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