The Kripke Center funds new research in selected areas of religion and society through research grants and Kripke seminars. The mission of the Center and the interests of its faculty determine its funding priorities.

For more information, see Research Grants and Kripke Seminars

Spring 2008

  • On the Religious and Cultural Valences of Modern Biblical Criticism: A Study of Bibelwissenschaft and Wissenschaftsideologie at Nineteenth-Century Göttingen (Michael Legaspi)
  • The Providential Tourist: Epictetus on Journeys (William Stephens)

Fall 2007

  • Ancient Text, Modern Contexts: An Investigation of Contemporary Attitudes and Reactions to Bible Translations and “Biblical” Cartoons (Leonard J. Greenspoon)

Spring 2007

  • Reconciling Science and the Sacred at Mauna Kea (Tracy Neal Leavelle)
  • Exploring the Link between Religiosity and Prejudice (Gary K. Leak)

Fall 2006

  • Measuring Liberal Religious Commitment (Sue E. S. Crawford, et al.)
  • Archaeology of Roman-Islamic Palestine, with a Focus on the Material Context of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations (Nicolae Roddy and Ronald A. Simkins)
  • Marian Devotion as a Microcosm of the Multicultural Church (Wendy M. Wright)

Spring 2006

  • The Link between Religiosity and Prejudice (Gary K. Leak)
  • Peter the Aleut: Historical and Contemporary Images (Raymond Bucko, S.J.)
  • Dialogue in the Church: Why and How? (Susan Calef)
  • Publishing a Sourcebook and Reference Guide for Isalmism (John Calvert)

Fall 2005

  • Interpreting the Bible, Bridging the Gap: A Proposal to Bring Together Liberal, Centrist, and Conservative Scholars (Leonard J. Greenspoon)
  • Amish Household Means of Production (Barbara J. Dilly)

Spring 2005

  • Marian Devotion as a Microcosm of the Multicultural Church (Wendy M. Wright)
  • Archaeology of Roman Palestine, with a Focus on the Material Context of Jewish-Christian Relations (Ronald A. Simkins)
  • Religious Preferences and the Presence of Animal Products in Medications/Treatments (Judith L. Kissell)
  • High Demand Liberal Religious Faith in Practice (Bette Novit Evans)
  • Irenaeus, Ancient Cosmology, and the Environment (John J. O’Keefe)