Professor Emeriti
Peter Erb
B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier); M.S.L. (Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto); Ph.D. (Toronto)
Specializations:
- Roman Catholic and Protestant writers of the Romantic period, especially in Germany
- 19th century British theology, especially Manning, Newman, Gladstone, and converts to Roman Catholicism
- 19th century British religious novels, especially those emphasizing conversion or crisis of faith
- German Pietism
- Radical Reformation, especially mystical spiritualists
- Late medieval spirituality
Robert Fisher
Specializations:
- Ancient Near Eastern texts and languages
- Hebrew Bible
Ron Grimes
B.A. (Kentucky Wesleyan); M.Div. (Emory); Ph.D. (Columbia)
- Ritual studies
- Religion and the performing arts
- Religious autobiography and biography
- Anthropology of religion, ethnographic fieldwork
- Indigenous religions of North America; the American Southwest
Harold Remus
Specializations:
- Early Christian texts and communities
- Christian Origins, including relations between Jews, Christians, and polytheists in the ancient Mediterranean world
- The theory and practice of "magic" and "miracle" in that world
- Social justice issues as an avocation
- The academic study of religion
- Contemporary Lutheran social policies
