Religious Studies

Faculty

Darla Schumm, associate professor of religious studies

• B.A., interdisciplinary studies, Goshen College
• M.A., Christian ethics, Pacific School of Religion
• Ph.D., religion, ethics, and society, Vanderbilt University

Dissertation title: "The Self Understanding of the Christian Missionary Movement on Prostitution in Thailand: A Critical Analysis."

Co-Author of the article: Out of the Darkness: Examining the Rhetoric of Blindness in the Gospel of John.

Schumm began teaching at Hollins in 2001. She teaches the course series Introduction to World Religions I and II, as well as the traditions courses in Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. She has also designed courses in Women in Religion, Women in Buddhism, Sexual Ethics, and Jesus and Mary Magdalene in Literature and Film. She enjoys the small class size at Hollins that allows one-on-one interaction with students and provides opportunities for a more creative learning environment.

Jan Fuller, assistant professor of religious studies and Camp Younts University Chaplain

• B.A., Hollins College; M.Div., Yale Divinity School;
• D.Min., Wesley Theological Seminary

Dissertation Title: "Dangerous Opportunities: Bereavement and Theology for Young Adult Women."

Recent Publications: We Ask Your Blessing: 100 Prayers for Campus Occasions, ed. Donald Shockley (2005)

Fuller's research interests include Muslims and Christians, post-war spirituality, Middle East politics and life, grief literature, memoir, body theology, ecumenical and multifaith relationships.



Affiiated Faculty:

Ruth Alden Doan, professor; B.A., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Michael Gettings, associate professor, B.A., William and Mary; M.A. and Ph.D., University of California-Santa Barbara.

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