Professor Dianne C. Ashton, Ph.D. Religion Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia. 

Ashton's areas of scholarly research include American Judaism, and women and Judaism. Her book publications include Rebecca Gratz: Women and Judaism in Antebellum America (Wayne State University Press,1998); Jewish Life in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Historical Association, 1998); and Four Centuries of Jewish Women's Spirituality (Beacon Press, 1992), co-edited with Ellen Umansky.  At Rowan, Professor Ashton coordinates the interdisciplinary program in Liberal Studies, and is director of advising for the American Studies specialization within Liberal Studies.  You can visit the homepage for American Studies.  Ashton teaches the Senior Seminar in American Studies as well as a variety of other courses within Religion Studies. She listens to all kinds of music, hates winter, loves summer and claims to find archives exciting. She can be reached at x4076, or email ashtond@rowan.edu.

Associate Professor David Clowney, Ph.D. Philosophy, Temple University, Philadelphia. 

When not playing blues and Jazz harmonica, Clowney teaches and does scholarly research in the areas of ethics (including environmental and business ethics), aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and logic. He is also the Chair of the department.  He can be reached at x4211, or email clowney@rowan.edu. To learn more about his courses click here.

Professor Emeritus, Jim Grace, Ph.D. Religion Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia. 

Grace's areas of scholary research and teaching include the sociology of religion, with a focus on New Testament and other early Christian writings. He has just completed a manuscript entitled, FindingJesus On Your Own.  For more information on the study of the historical Jesus, Grace invites you to visit the Rutger's Religion page and the Jesus Quest page.

Associate Professor Ellen Miller, Ph.D.
Philosophy, York University, Toronto.

Miller’s areas of scholarly research include Philosophy of Art, Continental Philosophy, Feminist Theory (especially Feminist Ethics and Philosophy of Religion) and Ethics. At Rowan she teaches courses in Informal Logic, Ethics, Philosophy and Gender, and Social and Political Philosophy. She can be reached at x4835, or via email: millere@rowan.edu (note the "e" after "miller"). For more information about her research, publications and current courses, click here. 

Associate Professor, Charlie (Youru) Wang, Ph.D. Religion Studies,Temple University, Philadelphia.

Dr. Wang specializes in the study of Buddhism and has also done scholarly research in the areas of Chinese and Western aesthetics. He teaches courses in the area of World Religions, especially Asian religions and philosophies; he is also coordinator of the Asian Studies Program. He can be reached at x4077 or by email at wang@rowan.edu.

Assistant Professor Abe Witonsky, Ph.D. Philosophy, Temple University. 

Witonsky's areas of scholarly research and teaching include philosophy of mind and logic of everyday reasoning. Witonsky can be reached at x3057, or email witonsky@rowan.edu.