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Philosophy and Religion

Faculty and Staff


Chair

Benjamin L. White

Benjamin L. White

Associate Professor of Religion
Courses: Chair; Associate Professor (New Testament and Early Christianity)
Email: bwhite5@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 126D
Phone: 864-656-2001

Directors

Charles Starkey

Charles Starkey

Associate Professor of Philosophy; Director, Program in Philosophy
Email: cstarke@clemson.edu
Office: 236 Hardin
John T. Thames

John T. Thames

Assistant Professor of Religion; Director, Program in Religious Studies
Email: jtthame@clemson.edu
Office: 206 Hardin Hall

Faculty

Cary Berkeley Kaye

Cary Berkeley Kaye

Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: cbkaye@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 034
Emerson Bodde

Emerson Bodde

Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: ebodde@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 224
Quinn Hiroshi Gibson

Quinn Hiroshi Gibson

Assistant Professor of Philosophy; Coordinator, Medicine, Health, and Human Values Program
Email: quinng@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 204
Adam Gies

Adam Gies

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: amgies@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 034
Phone: 864-656-2001
Elizabeth Jemison

Elizabeth Jemison

Associate Professor of Religion
Email: ejemiso@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 220
Phone: 864-656-2001
Charlie Kurth

Charlie Kurth

Professor of Philosophy
Email: ckurth@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 208
Edyta Kuzian

Edyta Kuzian

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: ekuzian@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 022
Phone: 646-717-1560
Brett Patterson

Brett Patterson

Senior Lecturer of Religion
Email: bcpatte@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 212
Mashal Saif

Mashal Saif

Associate Professor of Religion
Email: msaif@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 214
Keren Shatalov

Keren Shatalov

Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: kshatal@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 216
Kelly C. Smith

Kelly C. Smith

Professor of Philosophy & Biological Sciences
Email: kcs@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 208
Phone: 864-650-1093
David L. Stegall

David L. Stegall

Principal Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: dstegal@clemson.edu
Office: 026 Hardin
Robert J. Stephens

Robert J. Stephens

Principal Lecturer in Religion
Email: rsteph3@clemson.edu
Office: 020 Hardin
Phone: 864-656-2001
Lisa Thomas-Smith

Lisa Thomas-Smith

Lecturer in Philosophy
Email: lnt@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 218
Daniel E. Wueste

Daniel E. Wueste

Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of Philosophy
Email: ernest@clemson.edu
Office: 234 Hardin

Staff

Sheri Ellen Marcus

Sheri Ellen Marcus

Administrative Coordinator I
Email: ssheri@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin Hall 126B
Phone: (864) 656-7538
Corbin McCauley

Corbin McCauley

Account Fiscal Analyst
Email: cmmccau@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 126E
Phone: 864-656-2001

Emeritus Faculty

Christopher M. Grau

Christopher M. Grau

Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: grau@clemson.edu
Steven Grosby

Steven Grosby

Professor Emeritus of Religion
Email: sgrosby@clemson.edu
Stephen Satris

Stephen Satris

Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: stephen@clemson.edu
Stuart Silvers

Stuart Silvers

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
Email: sstuart@clemson.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Yanming An, Ph.D.

Yanming An, Ph.D.

Professor of Chinese & Philosophy
Email: yanming@clemson.edu
Office: 614 Strode
Amit Bein

Amit Bein

Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Affairs; Professor of Modern Middle East History
Courses: Modern Turkey and the Middle East; World War II
Research Interests: World History; Middle East/North Africa since 1800; Diplomatic/International
Email: abein@clemson.edu
Office: 126 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864-656-3153
Caroline Dunn

Caroline Dunn

Associate Professor
Courses: Medieval Europe, particularly women's roles and social networks
Research Interests: European History; British Isles, 1000-1500; Women, Gender and Sexuality; Social; Political
Email: cdunn@clemson.edu
Office: 110 Hardin Hall
Phone: 864/656-3153
Stephanie Hassell

Stephanie Hassell

Assistant Professor
Courses: Slavery, Indian Ocean World
Research Interests: World History; Africa, 1500-1850; Empire; Slavery; Indian Ocean Studies; Religion
Email: stphanh@clemson.edu
Office: Hardin 104
James Bradford Jeffries

James Bradford Jeffries

Principal Lecturer (Native American Religions)
Courses: Native American History
Research Interests: U.S. History; Colonial Period Native American and Indigenous; Enthnohistory; Religion
Email: jjeffri@clemson.edu
Office: 28 Hardin Hall
Phone: (864) 656-5377
Lee Morrissey

Lee Morrissey

Alumni Distinguished Professor; Affiliate Faculty, Religious Studies.
Courses: Milton, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century,
Research Interests: Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English-language literature; John Milton; early modern religion and politics; history of literary criticism; colonial Ireland; archipelagic and transatlantic
Email: lmorris@clemson.edu
Office: 316 Strode
Phone: (864) 656-3151
Laura Olson

Laura Olson

Professor
Courses: Professor of Political Science (Religion and American Politics)
Email: laurao@clemson.edu
Office: 230-G Brackett Hall
Phone: 864-656-0690
Cynthia Pury

Cynthia Pury

Professor
Email: cpury@clemson.edu
Office: Brackett 410H
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