Jeffrey Haus
Professor of Religion and History
Director of Jewish Studies
Dr. Haus will be on sabbatical for Winter and Spring ’27 terms.
Phone: 269.337.5789
Office: Dewing, room 303-H
Email: Jeffrey.Haus@kzoo.edu
Religion Courses Taught
RELG 107: Introduction to Jewish Traditions
RELG 218: American Jewish Experience
RELG 263: Jews in a Changing Europe: 1750-1880
RELG 264: Jewish Revolutions: 1881-1967
RELG 267: Women and Judaism
RELG 268: Jews on Film
Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada
Associate Professor of Religion
Department Chair
Phone: 269.337.7426
Office: Humphrey House, room 107
Email: Alyssa.Maldonado-Estrada@kzoo.edu
Religion Courses Taught
RELG 122: Religions of Latin America
RELG 123: Catholics in the Americas
RELG 205: Religion and Masculinity in the U.S.
RELG 220: Bad Religion
RELG 222: Urban Religion
RELG 235: Devotional Stuff
RELG 333: Ethnography of Religion
RELG 390: Junior Seminar in Religion
RELG 490: Senior Seminar in Religion
Taylor Petrey
Parfet Distinguished Professor of Religion
Dr. Petrey is on research leave for Fall ’26 term.
Phone: 269.337.7286
Office: Humphrey House, room 109
Email: Taylor.Petrey@kzoo.edu
Religion Courses Taught
RELG 110: Introduction to the New Testament
RELG 111: From Jesus to Christianity
RELG 160: Hebrew Bible
RELG 200: What is Religion?
RELG 213: Christianity and the Family
RELG 214: Race and the Bible
RELG 390: Junior Seminar in Religion
RELG 490: Senior Seminar in Religion
Sohini Pillai
Marlene Crandell Francis Assistant Professor of Religion
Director of Film and Media Studies
Phone: 269.337.7114
Office: Humphrey House, Room 105
Email: Sohini.Pillai@kzoo.edu
Religion Courses Taught
RELG 132: Jedi, Sith, & Mandalorians: Religion & Star Wars
RELG 140: Visualizing Hindu Traditions
RELG 170: Religion Goes to the Movies
RELG 230: Dance, Drama, & Devotion in South Asia
RELG 231: Religion, Bollywood, & Beyond
RELG 236: Religion, Representation, & Avatar
RELG 241: Princesses, Demonesses, & Warriors: The Women of the South Asian Epics
RELG 271: Muslims, Media, & Misconceptions in South Asia
RELG 390: Junior Seminar in Religion
Sarah Bryans
Academic Office Coordinator
Phone: 269.337.7043
Office: Humphrey House, room 110
Sarah.Bryans@kzoo.edu