Faculty Profile
Peter Schadler
Associate Professor of Religion (2017)
Contact Information
East College Room 211
Education
- B.A., St. John's College, 2001
- M.St.Oxon, University of Oxford, St. Hugh's College, 2004
- D.Phil.Oxon, University of Oxford, University College, 2011
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall 2025
HIST 101 The Age of Faith
Cross-listed with RELG 209-01. This survey course will study the development of European civilization during the period c.400 to 1500 with special attention to the rise of the papacy and religious conflict. It will consider the impact of such events as the decline of the Roman Empire, the Germanic invasions, the development of Christianity and the Church, the emergence of feudalism, the expansion of Islam and the Crusades, and the creation of romantic literature.
RELG 101 Religion: What it is
The course introduces students to methods in the study of religion and to major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The approach in the course is comparative and interdisciplinary.
RELG 209 The Age of Faith
Cross-listed with HIST 101-01.
RELG 312 Stories Christian Tradition
(e.g., Contemporary Roman Catholic Thought; Medieval Mysticism; Christianity in Crisis; Augustine of Hippo; Eastern Orthodoxy) Prerequisite dependent upon topic.
HIST 500 Independent Study