Brendan Newlon » Alumni

Biographical Info

Brendan Newlon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research topics include: Traditional Islam, Islam in America and in China, Islamic Law, American Religions and Spirituality, East Asian Religions, History of Religions, and Theories of Religion. He has translated several works from Arabic and Chinese; these and other publications can be found on his Academia profile.

• BA, Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara, 2006.
• MA, Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara, 2013.
• Areas of Study at UCSB: Islam in America, Islam in China, Islamic Law, American Religions and Spirituality, East Asian Religions, History of Religions, and Theories of Religion.
• Title of Master’s Thesis: “Hui Muslims and the Minzu Paradigm.”