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Director of humanities major Professor, religious studies; 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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