Religious Studies Department
The Religious Studies Department encourages students to examine how religious beliefs, practices and values of contemporary and historical cultures shape and are shaped by societal factors, long-standing traditions, and distinctive forms of literary and artistic expression.
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Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society
Founded in 1976 at Manhattan College in Riverdale (the Bronx) New York, Theta Alpha Kappa is the only national honor society serving the needs of those involved in the study of religion and/or theology at both the baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate levels of higher education. Honoring excellence in these academic fields is its primary purpose, and it currently hosts over 190 local chapters throughout the United States at institutions both large and small, public and private. Centenary's chapter has been active for six years. For more information click here.
Theta Alpha Kappa is a related scholarly organization of the American Academy of Religion, an affiliate society of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion, and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Faculty
Peter Huff (info)
T.L. James Eminent Scholars Chair of Religion
B.A., Mercer University, 1980; M. Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984; Ph.D. Saint Louis University, 1994.
Susan Brayford (info)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Thiel College, 1968; M.A.R., 1994; Ph.D., 1998, Iliff School of Theology, University of Denver.
David Otto (info)
Chair of the Religious Studies Department, Professor of Religious Studies and Authur and Emily Webb Professor of International Studies
B.A., Centenary College, 1983; M.A., Scarritt Graduate School, 1985; Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, 1990.
Contact Information
- Location: first floor of Smith Building (campus map)
- Phone: 318-869-5049
- Fax: 318-869-5168
