Professor of Religious Studies
e-mail: Arichard@cedarest.edu
Department of Social Sciences
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
Phone: (610) 606-4666, ext 3320
FAX: (610) 740-3779

Education

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1992
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary
A.B., Syracuse University

Specializations and Interests

Religious Pluralism in the U.S.
Asian Religions
South Asian Diaspora
American Abolition Movement

Courses Taught

Rel 220 “Issues in Death and Dying”
Rel 101, “Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Culture”
Rel 100, “Introduction to Religion and Culture”
Rel 225, “Seminar on Hinduism”
Rel 226, “Seminar on Buddhism”
Rel 227, “Seminar on Islam”
Hist 271, “Modern India”
Rel 214 “Jesus and the Problem of History”
Hon 122 “Freshman Scholars”
Hon 202, “Asian Religions”