Dr. Mark MacWilliams

Mark MacWilliams

Religious Studies Department, Associate Professor

Education

• B.A. Syracuse University
• MA Religious Studies, Indiana University
• Ph.D. in History of Religions, University of Chicago

Research and Teaching Interests

• Dr. MacWilliams has conducted research in Japanese religions, Buddhism, pilgrimage in Japan and cross-culturally, religion and film, religion and the internet, and religion in Japanese pop culture (manga and anime).
• Dr. MacWilliams offeres courses in Japanese religion, Buddhism, pilrimage as a spiritual journey, and Asian religions in the modern world, among others.