Stephen Prothero presented with Russell Chair in American Religion
Professor Stephen Prothero, author of many books on religion and American culture and teacher of such popular courses as “Death and Immortality” has been awarded the C. Allyn Russell and Elizabeth V. Russell Professorship for Religion in America.
C. Allyn Russell began his 26-year career at Boston University in 1961, focusing on the history of religion in America. In 1982 he received the Metcalf Cup. Prothero, who just won a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanites in their Public Scholars program (and appeared on both the Daily Show and the Colbert Report in their time), has been one of the major contributors to the national discussion about American religion.