Teaching
Brian Catlos teaches graduate and undergrad courses in Religious Studies and undergraduate courses in Humanities. At CU Boulder he offers courses on the history of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. His emphasis is on the religious identity, minority-majority relations the social, economic, and institutional history of religious groups in and around the pre-Modern Mediterranean.
In 2009 & 2011 he recieved citations from the Chancellor of the University of California Santa Cruz for undergraduate mentorship. He has been awarded and IMPART (Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching) Faculty Fellowship for Fall 2014. In 2023 he was awarded the Faculty ASCEND Award by Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Diversity Committe.
Undergraduate and graduate students in Religious Studies, History, Humanities, Jewish Studies, or Spanish and Portuguese who are interested in doing independent projects (RLST4840/6840) should contact him directly.
He welcomes inquiries from potential graduate students seeking to do an MA in Religious Studies or a joint-MA with History on subjects relating to the Pre-Modern Mediterranean, ethnic and religious culture and identity, Crusade and holy war, and the history of Muslim, Christian and Jewish societies in the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Currently CU Boulder's Religious Studies department does not have a PhD program.
Courses:
Current (Fall 2026):
- RLST 3000 Christian Traditions - the history of Christianity from its remotest pre-Judaic origins to the Reformation
- ARAB/ RLST 2320 Early Muslim World - Islam and the Islamic world from the time of Muhammad to the era of the Caliphates
Upcoming (Spring 2027):
- HUMN/RLST 2810 Islamic Spain: Land of Three Religions - The history of the Muslims of Spain and their relations with Christians and Jews, from the conquest of 711 to the expulsion of 1614
- HUMN/RLST 3801 Muslims, Christians, Jews and the Mediterranean Origins of the West - A history of Christian-Muslim-Jewish relations and the origins of the West at the intersection of Africa, Europe and west Asia.
Upcoming (Summer 2027):
- RLST 3000 Christian Traditions - Summer A - online asynchronous - the history of Christianity from its remotest pre-Judaic origins to the Reformation
- ARAB/ RLST 2320 Early Muslim World - Summer B -- online asynchronous - Islam and the Islamic world from the time of Muhammad to the era of the Caliphates
Office Hours: T 1-2pm and by approintment . You should email in advance whether you wish to have a virtual or in-person meeting.