Michael Foat
Professor of Religion and Humanities
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On sabbatical fall 2025.
Christianity.
BA 1986 91Â鶹¾«Æ·.
MTS 1989 Harvard Divinity School.
PhD 1996 Brown University.
91Â鶹¾«Æ· 1996–.
Research Interests
The church in late antiquity
Christian ascetic and contemplative practice
Eastern Orthodox intellectual and social history
General and biblical hermeneutics
Courses
Rel 141 – Christianity: The First Seven Centuries
Rel 201 – Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion
Rel 242 – Christianity: Between the Ancient and the Modern
Rel 341 – Ascesis in the Benedictine and Orthodoxe Monastic Traditions
Rel 345 – The New Testament
Rel 348 – Works of Mercy in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Christian Traditions
Rel 349 – Christian Mysticism: Foundations
Rel 365 – Understanding Religion