UVA’s PhD in Religious Studies fosters original research on global religious traditions, ethics, sacred texts, and theology. With access to extensive archival collections and expert faculty in Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and comparative religions, students develop dissertations that inform academia, interreligious dialogue, and public understanding of faith and spirituality.
Redefining martyrdom in early Christian and Shia traditions
Buddhist monasticism and modern nationalism in Southeast Asia
Theological aesthetics in Eastern Orthodox iconography
Gendered spirituality in early Jewish mystical texts
Comparative eschatologies in Zoroastrianism and Islam
Hermeneutics of suffering in Holocaust theology
Postcolonial readings of missionary encounters in Africa
Sacred law and secular governance in modern Jewish legal theory
Role of ritual in post-disaster religious resilience
Philosophy of religious language in Islamic mysticism
Canon formation and textual authority in Tibetan Buddhism
Religion and technology in 21st-century millenarian movements
Neuroscience and contemplative practice in Hindu yoga traditions
Religious ethics and migration policy in Christian theology
Contribute to global religious understanding through UVA’s research-driven PhD in Religious Studies.
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