Noreen Khawaja

Noreen Khawaja is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. Her research focuses on 19th and 20th century European intellectual history, particularly the intersection of religious ideas, modernity, and secularism. She examines metaphysics, critique, realism, and the philosophical dimensions of the secular.

Her notable publication is The Religion of Existence: Asceticism in Philosophy from Kierkegaard to Sartre (2016). Current projects include a monograph on theory and philosophy in religious studies and a study on authenticity from Surrealism to contemporary culture.

Recent courses taught include Existentialism, Critical Theories of Science and Religion, and Secularization. No awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text.