20 Aug 2012 VITA Dr. Allen Howard Podet, Professor Philosophy And
Allen Howard Podet 20 Aug 2012 VITA Dr. Allen Howard Podet, Professor Philosophy and Religious Studies Department State University College at Buffalo 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, New York 14222-1059 SPECIALIZATIONS: 1) World Religions; 2) Jewish Philosophy (including contemporary movements); 3) Islam. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.A. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 1956. Undergraduate fields: Psychology, Philosophy, English B.H.L. (Honors), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1958. Non degree: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1960 to 1961. Graduate Study, Hebrew Language and Literature. M.A.H.L. (Honors), Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, ohio, 1962. Research areas: Rabbinics, Codes. Thesis: "Elements in the Development of the Concept of False Witness from the Code of Hammurabi through the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds." Principal work with Professors Alexander Guttmann, Jakob Josef Petuchowski, and Ellis Rivkin. D.H.L. Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1964. Doctoral research areas: History, Rabbinics. Dissertation: "Morenu Harabh: Elements in the Development of Ordination in the Codes." Principal work with Professors Alexander Guttmann and Ellis Rivkin. Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1979. Doctoral research areas: Modern Jewish History, Zionism. Dissertation: ”The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry.” Principal work with Professors Jere Bacharach and Giovanni Costigan. D.D. Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, 1988. Honoris causa. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1970-1973. Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department, State University College at Buffalo, 1973-present. PRINCIPAL COURSES TAUGHT: World Religions, Mysticism, Jewish History and Philosophy, Islam. Current research area: The Jews of Renaissance Venice, The Pius Wars [Pius XII].
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