Assistant Professor, Religion
John Soboslai, assistant professor, received a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include: comparative study of religious violence and the relationship between religion and the state in an increasingly interconnected global society. He teaches courses such as: Death, Dying, and the Afterlife; Religion and Culture; and Religion and Politics. He recently co-authored the book God in the Tumult of the Global Square with Mark Juergensmeyer and Dinah Griego and published by the University of California Press (2015).
Specialization
Religion and violence, especially martyrdom. Global religion. Religion and politics. Early Christianity.
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About John Soboslai
John Soboslai, assistant professor, received a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include: comparative study of religious violence and the relationship between religion and the state in an increasingly interconnected global society. He teaches courses such as: Death, Dying, and the Afterlife; Religion and Culture; and Religion and Politics. He recently co-authored the book God in the Tumult of the Global Square with Mark Juergensmeyer and Dinah Griego and published by the University of California Press (2015).
Specialization
Religion and violence, especially martyrdom. Global religion. Religion and politics. Early Christianity.
| Present | Assistant Professor, Montclair State University ‐ Religion | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Courses
- Religion and Politics
- Religion and Culture
- Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
| 2016 | PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara ‐ Religious Studies | |
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| 2004 | MA, Columbia University ‐ History of Religion in Late Antiquity | |
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| 2002 | BA, Central Connecticut State University ‐ Philosophy | |
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