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Religious studies faculty
Brother Aelred Woodard,
O.S.B.
360-491-4700 (Information Center)
br_aelred@stmartin.edu |
| B.A./B. Ph. 1966, University
of Ottawa; theological studies, St. Paul University; M.A., St.
John's University Brother Aelred's scholarly interests include
fundamental theology, religious enculturation and
interdisciplinary studies such as theology and psychology or
theology and art. |
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Brother
Boniface V. Lazzari, O.S.B.
Associate professor, Spanish and religious studies
Room #339
360-438-4476 |
| B.A., Saint Martin's College;
M.A., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; S.T.B.,
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid Brother Boniface
teaches both Spanish and religious studies, as well as taking an
active role at Saint Martin's Abbey. He also is director of
Abbey Church Events, a highly regarded music and speakers
series. |
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Father Kilian J. Malvey, O.S.B.
Professor, religious studies/English
Room #361
360-438-4342
fr_kilian@stmartin.edu |
| B.A., Saint Martin's College;
Heythrop College, University of London; M.A., Marquette
University; D.Min., University of California, Berkeley; M.T.S.,
Boston Theological Institute Father Kilian chairs the
University's religious studies department and he is the founder
of the Spiritual Life Institute, a summer program that has
played host to renowned theologians, religious scholars, and
advocates for social justice for the last twenty-five years. His
scholarly interests include the Hebrew Scriptures,
transcendentalist writers of mid-19th century America and
American Southern writers of short fiction. He has studied at a
number of Jesuit universities in this country and in England. |
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Brother Luke Devine, O.S.B.
Instructor, Religious Studies
Old Main 373
360-438-4458 (Monastery)
br_luke@stmartin.edu |
| B.A., Saint Martin's College;
M.T.S, Weston Jesuit School of Theology (now Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry) Brother Luke is interested
in methodology in the study of religion- the religious
studies-theology, insider-outsider, and phenomenology of
religion discourses. He focuses on the study of Christianity as
a global religion with special emphasis on Asia, the
manifestations of contextual theology and application of
Catholic social teachings therein. He is interested in
ecumenical and interreligious dialogues, particularly monastic
interreligious dialogue with Buddhism. |
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David
W. Suter
Professor, religious studies
Room #366
360-438-4360
dsuter@stmartin.edu |
| B.A., Davidson College; B.D.,
University of Chicago; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid. Suter,
director of the University's humanities major, is a graduate of
programs that stress breadth and integration of knowledge. In
the study of religion, he is concerned about the interaction of
various disciplines, including history, philosophy, literary
studies, sociology, anthropology and theology. Suter's
professional interests include biblical studies, comparative
religion, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the problem of evil and biblical
interpretation on peace and justice issues. In a recent
sabbatical trip to Israel, he toured upper Galilee under the
guidance of an Israeli archaeologist to visualize what the
region was like in the third century B.C. |
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Ian C.
Werrett
Assistant professor, religious studies
Room #365
360-438-4290
iwerrett@stmartin.edu |
| B.A., Saint Martin’s College;
M.A. Trinity Western University; Ph.D., University of St Andrews
Werrett’s areas of interest include Biblical Studies, ancient
Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ritual
purity, and semiotics. As a scholar of ancient Judaism and the
Dead Sea Scrolls, he has traveled to Israel on several occasions
in order to work on ancient manuscripts and to participate in an
archaeological excavation at the Byzantine site of Ein Gedi. In
addition to his role as a professor of Religious Studies at
Saint Martin’s, he is also the director of the Spiritual Life
Institute, which is a summer program that that explores the
spirituality of today’s world. Werrett has lived in the United
States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and he has presented
academic papers at a number of colleges and universities around
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