Young Scholars in American Religion
2003-2004

Twelve scholars were chosen from over sixty applicants to be the "class" of 2003-2004. Dr. Anne Taves of the Claremont School of Theology and Dr. Stephen Prothero of Boston University led the seminars on teaching and on research and publication.

Participants in the 2003-2004 class included the following scholars:

Robert E. Brown, Bucknell University
Department of Religion
Ph.D. University of Iowa, American Religious History, 1999
Syllabus (PDF format)

Julie Byrne, Duke University
Department of Religion
Ph.D. Duke University, American Religion, 2000
Syllabus (PDF format)

Martha Finch, Southwest Missouri State University
Department of Religious Studies
Ph.D. University of California Santa Barbara, Religious Studies, 2000
Syllabus (PDF format)

Kathleen Flake, Vanderbilt University
The Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion
Ph.D. University of Chicago, History of Christianity, 2000
Syllabus (PDF format)

Clarence Hardy, Dartmouth College
Religion Department
Ph.D. Union Theological Seminary, Theology, 2001
Syllabus (PDF format)

Khyati Joshi, Fairleigh-Dickinson University
Education Department
Ed.D. University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Social Justice Education, 2001
Syllabus (PDF format)

Kristin Schwain, University of Missouri Columbia
Department of Art History and Archaeology
Ph.D. Stanford University, Art History and Humanities, 2001
Syllabus (PDF format)

Danielle Sigler, Austin College
Religion Department
Ph.D. University of Texas, American Studies, 2001
Syllabus (PDF format)

Rachel Wheeler, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Department of Religious Studies
Ph.D. Yale University, History, 1998
Syllabus (PDF format)

Douglas Winiarski, University of Richmond
Religion Department
Ph.D. Indiana University, Religious Studies, 2000
Syllabus (PDF format)

David Yamane, Wake Forest University
Department of Sociology
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Sociology, 1998
Syllabus (PDF format)