Phillip C. Lucas
Professor of Religious Studies
Phillip C. Lucas is Professor of Religious Studies at Stetson University. He teaches courses on World Religions as well as courses on Comparative Spirituality and American religious history. He founded the Millennialism Studies Consultation of the American Academy of Religion and is also the founding editor of Nova Religio, a scholarly journal dedicated to the study of minority and new religious movements throughout history. In 1995 and 2007, he won Stetson’s Hand Award for Excellence in Research, and in 2002, he won Stetson University’s McEniry Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is listed in "Who’s Who in America."
Education
- Ph. D., University of California
- M.A., University of California
Research
- New and minority religions, religion and human rights, comparative religion, religion in American history, the diffusion of religious traditions across cultures in the contemporary world, and orthodox responses to religious innovation.
Courses
- Islam: Religion of the Prophet
- Varieties of American Religion
- The American Christian Experience
- Spirituality East and West
- Sacred Traditions of the World
- Religions of China and Japan
- Method and Theory in the Study of Religion
- Healthy Religion and Sick Religion
Publications
- "New Religious Movements in the 21st Century: Legal, Political, and Social Challenges in Global Perspective," with Thomas Robbins (2004)
- "Cassadaga: The South's Oldest Spiritualist Community," with John J. Guthrie, Jr., and Gary Monroe (2000)
- "Prime Time Religion: An Encyclopedic Guide to Religious Broadcasting," with J. Gordon Melton and Jon R. Stone (1997)
- "The Odyssey of a New Religion: The Holy Order of MANS from New Age to Orthodoxy" (1995)
Faculty Expert
American Religious Trends
New Religious Movements
Religion and Society
Religion and Human Rights
Contemporary Spirituality
Phone
386-822-8894
