Brannon Ingram

Brannon D. Ingram is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University, specializing in Islamic studies with a focus on South Asia and global diasporas. Affiliations include the Department of Religious Studies and co-directorship of the Global Politics and Religion Research Group.

Education:

• B.A. in Religion, Reed College
• M.A. in Islamic Studies, Leiden University
• Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research examines modern debates on:

• Sufism's intersection with Islamic law and politics
• Deoband movement's global influence
• Conceptualization of 'religion' (din) in colonial contexts
• South Asian Muslim publics and identity formation

Publications (2018-2025) predominantly analyze colonial secularity, Deobandi discourses, Islamic revivalism, and theoretical frameworks of religion. Recent works increasingly engage with translation studies and Muslim belonging in diasporic contexts.

Awards and Grants:

• Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Award (2018)
• Funding from American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Co-directs the Global Politics and Religion Research Group. Regularly teaches: Introduction to Islam, Sufism, Islamic Law, and Qur'anic studies.