Personal profile
About
Bret Lewis earned his PhD (2011) and MA (2001) in Religious Studies from Arizona State and his BA (1996) from the University of Notre Dame. His research interests include world religions, religion and higher education, and theory and methods in religious studies. He has studied and written articles exploring the impact of religious studies and world religions courses in a variety of institutional contexts. As a Luce Foundation fellow, he conducted field research on the teaching of religious studies in Java, Indonesia and later received a Research Partnership Grant (LUC) to explore themes of religion and higher education in Tunisia. During his time at Loyola he has also received the Sujack Teaching Award and has served as Assistant Chair of the Theology Department since the fall of 2015.
Disciplines
- Religion
Research output
- 6 Article
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Varieties of Religious Invention: Founders and their Functions in History. Edited by Patrick Gray. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Pp. 224. Paper, $29.95.
Lewis, B., Jun 1 2016, In: Religious Studies Review. 42, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Politics and Perceptions of Religious Studies: The Arizona Legislature and the Teaching of Religion
Lewis, B. & Lopez, C., May 4 2015, In: Religion & Education. 42, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mission, Religion, Religious Studies? Student Perspectives on Courses in Buddhism and Islam at a Jesuit University
Lewis, B., Jan 1 2014, In: Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teaching Religion in Indonesia: A Report on Graduate Studies in Java
Lewis, B., Jul 1 2012, In: Teaching Theology and Religion. 15, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of Religious Studies Courses: Measuring Change in College Students' Attitudes
Lewis, B., Sep 1 2012, In: Religion & Education. 39, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review