Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

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Professor Jerryson's primary area of research is on identity formation and the intersections of religion and violence. His teaching interests pertain to the religious traditions of Asia through the interdisciplinary approaches of globalization, postcolonialism, performativity, race and gender. In addition to several articles on Southeast Asian religious traditions, he is author of Mongolian Buddhism: The Rise and Fall of the Sangha (2007), Buddhist Fury: Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand (2011), and co-editor of Buddhist Warfare (2009) and The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence (2012, forthcoming). His most recent work explores the intersecting roles of trauma and religion in remaking identity. A member of the Letters Collegium, he teaches courses on Asian Religion and Warfare, Buddhist Traditions, Hindu Traditions, Religion in Global History, Race and Religion, and Islam in the Media.