Adam benShea

Adam benShea is a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), where he teaches courses in Religious Studies including RELS 302 (Monotheisms), RELS 304 (Judaism), RELS 374 (Religion and Violence), and RELS 378 (Religion and Contemporary Values). He earned his Ph.D. in Religion from Emory University and an M.A. in Eastern Languages & Cultures from Indiana University Bloomington, with a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The Cal Poly Religious Studies program, housed within the Philosophy Department, emphasizes unbiased exploration of religious traditions and their intersections with ethics, violence, and contemporary values. benShea contributes to this mission through his teaching and the department's engagement with journals like Between the Species, which examines human-animal relationships through philosophical lenses.