An assessment of conflicts and political crises around the world, both past and present, suggests that religion plays an important role and is often a catalyst for violence. But religion is likewise a force for unity and cooperation as demonstrated by faith-based efforts in the Balkans and Mozambique. Religion and faith also play critical roles in shaping the worldview of individuals as well as how they relate to the natural environment. Green School faculty explore the impact of religion on human societies while at the same time highlighting the commonalities of faith traditions and spirituality in addressing universal existential questions.
| Department | Name | Faculty Research |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Aslihan Akkaya | Explores how ideas of morality and piety influence young Turkish-American women's sociability |
| Global and Sociocultural Studies | Matt Marr | Analyzes how service hub networks provide multiple social safety nets that help homeless meet social welfare, spiritual needs |
| History | Tovah Bender | Works on the ways that religious did--and didn't--shape social interactions within and across religious lines |
| History | Gwyn Davies | Works on Roman syncretism and other modes of assimilating indigenous populations |
| History | Jenna Gibbs | Works on the spread of Protestant religion to indigenous and enslaved people in the Caribbean, North America, Australia and South Africa |
| History | Catherine Mas | Research on the intersections of religion/spirituality and science/medicine; research on forms of religious healing and their interaction with biomedicine |
| History | Chantalle F Verna | Works on these themes within the context of domestic and international affairs in Haiti, as part of African Diaspora and structural racism worldwide |
| Modern Languages | Medardo Gabriel Rosario | Works on literary representations of pilgrimage as a metaphor for migration and transient communities. He also works on literary and cartographical representations of the Caribbean to reflect upon the construction of (trans)national identity. |