Co-Directors of Historical Studies
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Philip Jenkins |
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Thomas Kidd |
The primary purposes of HSR are to:
• Encourage interdisciplinary historical research on religion among new and existing Baylor faculty, as well as ISR-affiliated scholars
• Sponsor and host major national and international conferences on the history of religion
• Sponsor and host major seminars and lectures on the history of religion
• Seek external funding for the program’s activities from private and public sources
• Communicate the findings of specialized scholarship to an interested public
• Stress the value and legitimacy of excellent faith-based scholarship
Historical Studies of Religion has two administrators, Philip Jenkins and Thomas Kidd who work in concert with Byron Johnson and Rodney Stark, the co-directors of the Institute for Studies of Religion. Jenkins and Kidd promote the work of the program through writing and lecturing. They work with Ph.D. students in the Baylor history department’s Ph.D. program.