Dr. Fritz Detwiler
Professor, Philosophy/Religion
Ethics Institute Director
fdetwiler@adrian.edu
315 Valade Hall
517-264-3960

Education
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Doctor of Philosophy, 1983
Major: American Religion
Minor: Social Ethics
Cognate Field: Anthropology

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Il
Master of Divinity, 1973
Major: Social Ethics

Lebanon Valley College, Anneville, Pa.
Bachelor of Arts, 1969
Major: Religion

Other Educational Experiences
2008 Pre-Olympic Music Festival, Beijing, Xian, and Shanghi, China

2007 Ancient Roots of Japanese Buddhism Group, Nara, Kyoto, Mt. Koya, Japan

2006 Oxford Roundtable Symposium on Religion, Education, and the State, Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K.

1995 Critical Thinking Training Workshop, Foundation for Critical Thinking, Rohnert Park, Ca.

1992-95 Adrian Public Schools Summer Workshop in Critical Thinking, Assessment, and Cognitive Coaching

1984 Chinese Culture Study Tour, Hangzhou, Peoples’ Republic of China

1982 Summer Seminar in Native American Religions, Univ of Colorado, Boulder

1976 Summer Seminar in Native American Traditions, Univ of Montana

Memberships and Honors
American Academy of Religion
Midwest American Academy of Religion
Society for the Study of Native American Religious Traditions
Native American and Indigenous Scholars Association
Past President, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters
Director, Adrian College Educational Success Grant
External Thesis Reviewer, Australian National University, 2008

Academic Areas of Instruction
Religions in America
Religions of the East
Sociology of Religion
Native American Religious Traditions

Outside Interests
Travel, photography, choral music, sports officiating

Recent Publications and Presentations
Standing on the Premises of God: The Christian Right’s Battle for America’s Public Schools (1999), New York University Press

“The Christian Right and American Public Education: 1980-2005,” Forum on Public Policy, v. 2, no. 1, 2006, pp. 139-168

“Christian Right Foundations: 1990-2005,” invited presentation to the Oxford Roundtable on Religion, Education, and the State” Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, August 7-12, 2005

“The Lakota Sun Dance and the Formation of Moral Community,” Indigenous Religions Group, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Tx., November 2004

“From Playing Buddha Golf to Dances With Wu: Constructing Course Assessment in a Cross-Cultural Course, Academic Teaching and the Study of Religion Section, the American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., November 2003

Moderator -- “Constructing Native American Identity,” Native Traditions in the America’s Group, the American Academy of Religion, Orlando, Fl., November 2002