Church history, Methodism and Christian traditions
This area highlights faculty research in Methodist studies, American Christianity, early Christianity, mission history, women's leadership, denominational identity and global Christian traditions.
Ashley Boggan
Research specialties include American religious history, Wesleyan and Methodist studies, women and gender studies, feminist theology, social justice and religion and LGBTQ+ studies.
Robert Hunt
Research specialties include interfaith dialogue, contemporary Muslim movements, theology of religions, Christian identity, world Christianity and AI in Christian ministry.
James K. Hoon Lee
Research specialties include the history of Christianity, Augustine, Origen, Latin and Greek patristics, ecclesiology and biblical interpretation.
Tamara Lewis
Research specialties include Protestant theology, race and religion, theological anthropology, early modern Christianity, slavery, colonialism and racial ideology.
Rebekah Miles
Research specialties include Christian ethics and theology, practical theology, Methodist studies, political ethics, Christian realism and feminist studies.
Emily Nelms Chastain
Research specialties include American religious history, Methodism, world Christianity, mission history, global evangelicalism and women’s religious history.
