Dr. Herb Berg joins the Religious Studies Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Dr. Berg received his Ph.D. in the Study of Religion the University of Toronto in 1996. He comes to Rhodes after serving as a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in both the Philosophy and Religion and International Studies departments. Dr. Berg’s research interests center on Islamic origins and on the formation of the Nation of Islam. He has taught courses titled Women and Islam; The Bible and Atheism; Evil and Suffering; Satan, Antichrist(s) and other Evil Beings; Global Populism; Universal Healthcare around the World; Global Capitalism and its Discontents; and the International Sex Industry.
