March 6, 2020
Jim Wellman, the chair of the comparative religion program at the Jackson School of International Studies, is featured for his goal to expand the investment in religious studies at the
January 27, 2020
Jim Wellman, chair and professor of the comparative religion program at the Jackson School, co-authors “High on God: Mega-Churches and the Making of America,” a book that goes step-by-step through
April 18, 2019
Jackson School Comparative Religion Program Chair James Wellman reflects on the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral and the threat of forest fires in Washington state in a recent Crosscut op-ed piece. “The
June 6, 2018
Jackson School Chair of Comparative Religion and Professor Jim Wellman is quoted in “Losing Faith: The Closure Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church” on the state of religious affiliation in the Pacific Northwest
October 6, 2017
In his op-ed piece “More blood at the altar of the gun“, published on Oct. 5 by the Seattle Times, Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program James Wellman examines the meaning
March 23, 2016
A 2010 study that measures religious congregations in the United States found that, among cities with more than 1 million people, Salt Lake City is the most religious, and Portland
February 9, 2016
In this Seattle Times article about a conservative Christian evangelical leader who is preaching on how the Republican presidential candidates are wrong on immigration, Jackson School Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion James Wellman
May 26, 2015
KUOW’s article “Don’t Believe in God? Move to Seattle” quotes Prof. James Wellman, Chair of the Jackson School’s Comparative Religion Program. Click here for full article.
October 20, 2014
KUOW Public Radio’s Ross Reynolds talks with Jackson School comparative religion Professor Jim Wellman about Mark Driscoll’s resignation and what it could mean for the future of Mars Hill Church.