Religious Studies Faculty

Esther Chung-Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor B.A. Drew University, M.Div. Princeton, Ph.D. Duke University Teaching: Poverty, Wealth and Social Change - Examines greatest thinkers on the topic.,The Protestant Reformation - Examines religious, political and social developments in late medieval to early modern Europe, Religion and Politics in East Asia - Examines the historical relationship between religion and politics in China, Japan and Korea, History of World Christianity. Research: Religion, Immigration and Poor Relief; Poverty and Wealth in Early Modern Era; Wealth, Property and Possessions during the Renaissance and Reformation, Religious Authority and Leadership in the Reformation, Religious Debates over the Eucharist,Reception of the Early Church Fathers,History of the Bible and its Interpretation, esther.chung-kim@cmc.edu (909) 607-3880

Stephen T. Davis, Ph.D. Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy B.A., Whitworth University; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University Teaching: Philosophy of religion Research: History of philosophy (ancient), Christian Thought stephen.davis@cmc.edu (909) 607-2827

Gastón Espinosa, Ph.D. Arthur V. Stoughton Professor of Religious Studies U.C. Santa Barbara (Ph.D), Dartmouth College (Fellow), Harvard University (Master's), Princeton Seminary (Master's) Teaching: American Religions; U.S. Latino Religions; Religion & Film; Religion, Politics & Global Violence; Religion & Civil Rights Movement; Religion, Race, and Politics Research: American Religions; U.S. Latino Religions; Religion & Politics; Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements; Sociology of Religion gaston.espinosa@cmc.edu (909) 621-8395

Gary Gilbert, Ph.D. Associate Professor B.A., Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University Teaching: Jewish studies, particularly Judaism in the Second Temple and early rabbinic periods,Origins of Christianity and its development before the time of Constantine Research: Involvement of gentiles in Jewish social and religious life,Influence of Roman political thought on the development of early Christianity,Jewish/Christian relations gary.gilbert@cmc.edu (909) 607-1877

Cynthia A. Humes, Ph.D. Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer / Associate Professor of Religious Studies A.B., Grinnell College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa Teaching: Method and Theory in Religious Studies,South Asian Religions,Goddess Traditions,Models of Hindu Leadership Research: Gender and Religion,Modern Hindu Goddess Worship,History of Hinduism in America cynthia.humes@cmc.edu (909) 607-8713

Daniel Michon, Ph.D. Associate Professor Bowdoin College, BA; John Carroll University, MEd; University of California, Santa Barbara, MA and PhD Teaching: Ancient South Asian Culture and Religion,Archaeology and Religion at Sanghol, Punjab,Religion and Material Culture in South Asia,Digital Humanities, Archaeology, and Religion Research: - Religion and Material Culture in Ancient India,- Archaeology and Religion at Sanghol, Punjab,- Digital Humanities, Archaeology, and the Production and Representation of Virtual Places dmichon@cmc.edu (909) 607-0837

Jamel Velji, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Teaching: Research: jamel.velji@cmc.edu

Visiting Faculty

Julius Bailey, Ph.D. Visiting Professor of Religious Studies Teaching: Research: jbailey@cmc.edu

Chloe Martinez, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies B.A. Barnard College, M.A. and Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara Teaching: Research: cmartinez@cmc.edu