Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor, and serves as Co-Director for the Program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion. He is one of the world’s leading religion scholars. An historian by training, Jenkins’ work has been lauded in many different disciplines including sociology, criminology, and religious studies.

Jenkins collaborates with ISR on a number of different research initiatives and partners with ISR scholars on future studies of religion around the globe as well as ongoing historical studies of religion.