Faculty Directory
Dr. Brian P. Bennett
Professor of Religious Studies
- Email:
- bbennett@niagara.edu
- Phone:
- (716) 286-8454
Bio
Originally from San José, California, Dr. Bennett earned his B.A. summa cum laude from Princeton and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
His research examines the religious significance of different languages and scripts, primarily Church Slavonic, Latin, Esperanto, and braille.
- Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia (Routledge 2011)
- Sacred Languages of the World: An Introduction (Wiley 2017)
Dr. Bennett's courses include:
- Introduction to Religion
- World Religions
- Comparative Religion
- Orthodoxy & Protestantism
- Topic: Cults
- Topic: Religion & Revolution in Russia