Jason Bruner
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Mail code: 4302Campus: Tempe
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Jason Bruner is a professor of religious studies. His research has ranged from historical studies of religion and culture in colonial East Africa, to genocide and religious violence, to the history and culture of the Desert Southwest. A full list of his publications can be found on his CV.
His work has also incorporated photography, creative writing, and other artistic practices. This work has appeared in The Revealer, Marginalia Review of Books, Oxford American, Slag Glass City, River Teeth, and Jokes Review, among other venues. He enjoys drawing custom illustrated sneakers.
As of Spring 2026, his most recent publication is a series of surrealist collages paying homage to the actor Crispin Glover. He is currently working on a series of essays on the metro-Phoenix area, as well as a novella that explores a possible future of the Salt River Valley.
In addition to his scholarly and creative work, Jason taught himself woodworking and antique furniture restoration.
Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 592 | Research |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
| REL 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| REL 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| JST 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| SOS 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| REL 690 | Reading and Conference |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| JST 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| REL 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| REL 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| HPS 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| SOS 349 | Nature,Sustainability&Religion |
| REL 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 592 | Research |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 101 | Religion, Culture, Public Life |
| REL 690 | Reading and Conference |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 592 | Research |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 371 | New Testament |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 371 | New Testament |
| REL 101 | Religion, Culture, Public Life |
| PHI 790 | Reading and Conference |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 592 | Research |
| REL 287 | Topics Film, Media & Religion |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 799 | Dissertation |
| REL 101 | Religion, Culture, Public Life |
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| REL 792 | Research |
| REL 592 | Research |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
| REL 307 | Religion: Theory and Practice |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| HST 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |
| REL 454 | History of Genocide |