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MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies

The Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) program in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences consists of multiple established degree paths that exist in partnership with academic units and faculty across the University. It offers a home for students with broad academic interests who seek a master'...

John Farina

John Farina

John Farina is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University. He was the editor-in-chief of the award-winning Paulist Press Classics of Western Spirituality series (65 vols.) and Sources of American Spirituality series (25 vols.) as well as the general editor of the Crossroad...

Religious Studies concentration in the MAIS in Interdisciplinary Studies

INQUIRING INTO RELIGION AS AN ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE, AND FREQUENT SOURCE OF CONFLICT, IN SOCIETY Religious Studies provides inquiry into religion as an organizing principle, and frequent source of conflict, with training suitable for careers in law, government, journalism, library sciences, teaching ...

Alexandria Frisch

Alexandria Frisch

Dr. Alexandria Frisch holds a Ph.D. in Second Temple Judaism from New York University, an M.A. in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and an M.A. in Jewish Education from Baltimore Hebrew University. Frisch is the author of The Danielic Discourse on Empire in Second Temple Literature (Brill 2017), wh...

Aziz Sachedina

Aziz Sachedina

Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D., is Professor and IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  Dr. Sachedina, who has studied in India, Iraq, Iran, and Canada, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto.  He has been conducting research and writing in the field of...

BA in Religious Studies

The BA in religious studies is designed to give students an understanding of the major religious traditions of the world. The degree has a comparative and cross-cultural perspective that relates to global issues. Areas of study include Eastern religious traditions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hin...

Minor in Islamic Studies

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a minor in Islamic Studies designed for students interested in the societies, cultures, history, and politics of the Islamic world. It offers students the opportunity to study the many societies that have significant Muslim populations. These socie...

Maria M Dakake

Maria M Dakake

Dr. Dakake researches and publishes on Islamic intellectual history, Quranic studies, Shi`ite and Sufi traditions, and women's spirituality and religious experience. She is one of the general editors and contributing authors of the The Study Quran (HarperOne, 2015), which comprises a translation and ...