Professor Kalman P. Bland

KALMAN P. BLAND (1973)* received the B.S. in Philosophy from Columbia University; the B.R.E and M.H.L. (Rabbi) from Jewish Theological Seminary; and the Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. His major fields of research and teaching are medieval and modern Jewish intellectual history. His publications include texts and studies in medieval Islamic and Jewish philosphy, as well as a monograph on Jewish aesthetics, The Artless Jew: Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual. He recently won a Templeton Foundation Award supporting a new course, "Religion and Science." He currently serves as Director of Duke's Center for Judaic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Judaic Studies.


Download or Print Current Course Syllabi (for faster downloads, right-click and select 'save target as') Course materials are available on Blackboard.	Prof. Kalman P. Bland 660-3518 kpb@duke.edu 230D Gray Bldg Office Hours: KALMAN P. BLAND (1973)* received the B.S. in Philosophy from Columbia University; the B.R.E and M.H.L. (Rabbi) from Jewish Theological Seminary; and the Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. His major fields of research and teaching are medieval and modern Jewish intellectual history. His publications include texts and studies in medieval Islamic and Jewish philosphy, as well as a monograph on Jewish aesthetics, The Artless Jew: Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual. He recently won a Templeton Foundation Award supporting a new course, "Religion and Science." He currently serves as Director of Duke's Center for Judaic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion and Judaic Studies.