Religious Studies: Richard Wentz

Professor of Religious Studies
Ph.D., George Washington University
Arrived at ASU: 1972

Office: ECA 349
Phone: (480) 965-4689 or 965-7145

Research Interests

Religion in America, The Role of the Preacher, 19th C. American Religious Thought, American Folk Religion.

Biography

(Ph.D., George Washington University) is professor of religion in America, specializing in American folk religion, American civil religion, nineteenth century American religious thought, and American spirituality. Dr. Wentz founded the Department of Religious Studies at Arizona State University and has served as Department Head.

Courses Taught

REL 320 - Religion in America
REL 385 - Contemporary Religious Thought
REL 420/591 - Religion in American Life and Thought
REL 426 - American Preachers and Preaching: The Sermon in America

Selected Publications

John Williamson Nevin, American Theologian. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.

ed, Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Spirituality. New York: Paulist Press, 1993.

Why People Do Bad Things in The Name of Religion. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1993.

Religion in the New World: The Shaping of Religious Traditions in the United States of America. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1990.

The Contemplation of Otherness. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1984.