Religious Studies

Faculty and Staff

Peter Bedford

Job Title

John and Jane Wold Professor of Religious Studies

Director of Religious Studies Program

Lamont House 302

Phone

(518) 388-8786

bedfordp@union.edu

Department/Program: Religious Studies, Africana Studies

B.A., University of Sydney; B.D., University of London; M.A, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Leahanna Pelish '07

Job Title

Administrative Assistant; Philosophy, Classics, Anthropology, and Religious Studies

Lamont House 106

Phone

(518) 388-6376

pelishl@union.edu

Department/Program: Philosophy, Anthropology, Religious Studies, Classics

Preferred Pronouns: NonBinary she/her/hers, they/them/theirs also acceptable

B.A., Union College; M.Phil., State University of New York at Albany; M.B.A., Clarkson University, In Progress
Kirk Wegter-McNelly

Job Title

Dona and Marshall Robinson Assistant Professor of Science, Philosophy and Religion Program in Religious Studies

Lamont 203

Phone

(518) 388-6214

wegtermk@union.edu

Department/Program: Religious Studies, SMTC

B.A., Central College; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union