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Dissertation Topics for Religion Ph.D. Students

Explore sacred traditions, ethical debates, and religious identities across cultures and epochs through interdisciplinary research and deep textual engagement.

🕊️ Introduction

Columbia’s Ph.D. in Religion empowers scholars to explore religious thought, sacred practices, and philosophical frameworks through historical, comparative, and critical lenses. These dissertation topics reflect theological nuance and global relevance.

📖 Suggested Research & Dissertation Topics

Mysticism and Resistance in Medieval Sufi Thought

Buddhism and Environmental Ethics in Contemporary Asia

The Role of Prophecy in Abrahamic Religions: A Comparative Study

Scriptural Hermeneutics in Feminist Theology

Religion and the Nation-State: The Politics of Sacred Space

The Transformation of Martyrdom in Modern Christianity

Hindu Cosmology and Ecological Crisis Narratives

Ritual Innovation in Postcolonial Religious Movements

Interfaith Dialogue and Conflict Resolution in Multi-Religious Societies

The Influence of Islamic Jurisprudence on Political Mobilization

Secularization Theory Revisited: A Case Study in Western Europe

Syncretism and Identity in Afro-Caribbean Religious Practices

Memory, Trauma, and Ritual in Holocaust Theology

Comparative Study of Eschatology in Hinduism and Zoroastrianism

Religion and Social Justice in the Theology of Liberation

Translation and Transformation of Buddhist Texts in the West

The Sacred and the Secular in American Civil Religion

Gender and Asceticism in Early Christian Monastic Traditions

The Ethics of Religious Pluralism in a Globalized World

Religion and Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical-Theological Inquiry

Contemporary Paganism and the Revival of Nature Religions

The Role of Religion in Refugee Identity and Integration

Apocalyptic Imagination in Modern Jewish Thought

Islamic Theology and Modern Human Rights Discourse

The Politics of Religious Minorities in Authoritarian Regimes

Spirituality and Embodiment in Indigenous Religions

Digital Religion: Faith Practices in the Age of the Internet

Comparative Theodicy: Evil and Suffering in Global Traditions

Religious Ethics and the Future of Biotechnology

Martyrdom and Memorialization in Contemporary Shi’a Islam

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