| Name | Year | Project Title or Area of Study |
| Eden Naby | 1997-98 | Assyrian religious remains in Northwest Iran |
| Hisako Nakamura | 1981-82 | |
| Mitsuo Nakamura | 1981-82 | German literature |
| Ronald Nakasone | 1986-87 | Philosophy |
| Vasudha Narayanan | 1975-77 | "Study of the Hindu poet-saint Nammalvar's poem 'The Sacred Utterance'" |
| Laura Nasrallah | 2006-07 | "From Roman to Early Christian Thessalonike: A Conference in Religion and Archaeology" |
| Jan Nattier | 1979-80 | Comparative religion |
| Walter Neevel | 1982-83 | |
| Christianna Nelson | 1994-95 | "Working Within: Exploring the Lives of Mormon Women" |
| William Newell | 1969-70 | |
| Deena Newman | 1996-97 | "Tests In Ethiopia: Christian Ascetics on the Virtue of Hardship" |
| Ng Zhiru | 2003-04 | The role of visual practices in the revival of Buddhism in contemporary Taiwan |
| Cuong Nguyen | 1983-84 | A study of the thought of the Yogacara Buddhist philosopher Sthiramati |
| Basia Nikiforova | 1997-98 | "Religious and National Tolerance in Lithuania: The Case of Lithuanian Jews in the Twentieth Century" |
| Ning Qiang | 1994-97 | "Internationality, Nationality, and Localization of Chinese Buddhist Art: Cave 285 of Dunhuang" |
| Jonathan Nkhoma | 2007-08 | How literary-critical theories inform our understanding of the Gospel text |
| Kesaya Noda | 1991-92 | |
| Nobuo Nomura | 1986-87 | Shin Buddhism |
| Patricia Novick | 2003-04 | Designing a model workshop for self-care among members of the clergy and other caregivers |
| Pashington Obeng | 1992-93 | The West African religious traditions of Ghanaian, Nigerian, Ivorian, and Camerounian ethnic groups who have immigrated to Massachusetts |
| Gananath Obeyesekere | 2005-06 | "Female Ascetics in Sri Lanka and Medieval Europe" |
| Ranjini Obeyesekere | 2005-06 | Interpretation and translation of the Yasodaravata (Yasodara's Lament), a medieval Sinhala text on the wife of Siddhartha Gautama |
| Joseph O'Connell | 1964-65 | |
| Mercy Amba Oduyoye | 1985-86 | |
| Essien Offiong | 2003-04 | The status of youth and women in the Pentecostal/Charismatic movements in Nigeria |
| Young-bong Oh | 1974-75 | Political science |
| Jae-Shik Oh | 1981-82 | Religion |
| Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney | 1993-94 | "The Power of Absence, the Power of Presence: The Eyes, Gaze, and Non-Gaze in Japanese Culture" |
| Matthews Ojo | 2001-02 | "Divergent Poles: Globalization and Indigenization Within the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements in Contemporary Nigeria" |
| Manuel Duarte de Oliveira | 1993-94 | Jewish/Christian encounters |
| Ryan Oliver | 1997-98 | "The Search for Fulfillment on the Edge of Modernity: An Explanation of Intentional Life in a Contemporary American Religious Community" |
| Thomas Oller | 1999-2000 | An analysis of the relationship between Shamanism and Buddhism in contemporary Mongolia |
| Jacob Olupona | 2007-08 | "Sacred Knowledge, Sacred Power and Performance: Ifa Divination in West Africa and the African Diaspora" |
| 1993-94 | "Sacred Cosmos: Myths, Rituals, Kingship, and Meaning in the Yoruba City of Ile-Ife, Southwestern Nigeria" | |
| Atalia Omer | 2002-04 | Comparative examination of sociopolitical dimensions or radical movements in the contemporary world system of nation-states and in ethno-religious conflicts |
| Thomas Osborne | 1979-80 | |
| Willard Oxtoby | 1965-66 | Philosophy |
| Adil Ozedemir | 1985-86 | |
| Ibrahim Ozdemir | 1985-86 | |
| Bathula Padma | 1994-95 | "Origins and Transformations of Goddess Cults in Andhra Pradesh" |
| Scott Randall Paine | 2013-14 | Convergences and divergences between Indian and Western religious traditions as an approach to mutual engagement and understanding |
| Mihindusena Palihawadana | 1972-73 | Sanskrit |
| Raimon Panikkar | 1967-71 | Comparative philosophy of religion |
| Jerry Pankhurst | 1997-98 | "Russian Religio-Political Culture and the Problems of Societal Transition: Reasserting Religious Monopoly or Strengthening Tolerance for Religious Diversity?" |
| Graham Parkes | 1995-96 | The role of religions in a variety of contemporary cultural crises, focusing upon the relation of human culture to the natural environment |
| Parimal G. Patil | 2005-06 | "Towards An Intellectual History of Religion in Southern Asia: Kashmir at the End of the First Millennium, 800-1100" |
| Galia Pat-Shamir | 1992-94 | A translation of Chou Tuni's T'ung shu |
| Paulina Peng-Wilford | 1993-94 | Philosophy |
| Derek Penslar | 2006-07 | Jewish attitudes towards warfare in Modern times |
| Indira Peterson | 1989-90 | Indian and comparative literature |
| Jakob Petuchowski | 1984-85 | |
| Marilene Phipps | 1999-2000 | Living altars of Haiti |
| Katharine Poggendorf-Kakar | 2001-02 | The impact of processes of change on the religious life of middle-class Hindu women in India |
| Beate Pongratz-Leisten | 2003-04 | "The Temple as 'ThirdSpace': The Concept of Order and Purity in Mesopotamia" |
| Barbara Potrata | 2002-03 | Ethnographic work among Slovenian New Age practitioners and healers |
| Joseph Prabhu | 1993-94 | "Hegel and the Dark Faces of Modernity" |
| Rajesh Pradhan | 2010-11 | The role of sadhus in politics in India |
| Melissa Proctor | 2008-09 | "Equality, Agency, and Moral Identity: Boundary Negotiation and American Women" |
| Patrick Provost-Smith | 2005-06 | "Journal of World Christianity: A Planning Conference" |
| Sunanda Putuwar | 1983-84 | Philosophy |
| Qin Wen-jie | 1993-95 | The historical development of Chinese Buddhism |
| Emran Qureshi | 2004-06 | "The Political Theology of al-Qaeda and Related Militant Networks" |
| Olle Qvarnstrom | 1990-91 | Religion and dogmatics |
| Yehia Raef | 1984-85 | |
| Habibeh Rahim | 1979-80 | |
| Konrad Raiser | 2005-06 | "The World Council of Churches and Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation" |
| Phra Rajavaramuni | 1980-81 | Pali language |
| Adam Rambert | 1999-2000 | Lourdes's miraculous healings |
| Ajay Rao | 2005-06 | "Stories of Surrender: Interpreting the Ramayana in the Srivaisnava Community, 1250-1600" |
| Chilkuri Vasantha Rao | 2009 | Christian-Hindu Interaction in Some South Indian Villages |
| K. L. Seshagiri Rao | 1966-67 | |
| Lisa Raphals | 1998 | |
| Ada Rapoport-Albert | 1984-85 | "Femininity: Divine, Human, and Demonic in the Jewish Mystical Tradition" |
| M. Salman Raschid | 1981-82 | History and philosophy of science |
| Shaireen Rasheed | 2015 | Sexuality, Islam and the War on Terror |
| Sara Rasmussen | 1975-76 | |
| Aviezer Ravitzky | 1992-93 | "Medieval and Modern Jewish Thought" |
| Sohini Ray | 2000-01 | "The Body-Cult in Sanamahism: A Case of the Revival of an Indigenous Religion Among the Meiteis in Manipur" |
| Uzi Rebhun | 1997-98 | "Interfaith Marriage, Group Identity and the Future of America's Religious Composition" |
| A. Kevin Reinhart | 1981-83 | Arabic and Middle Eastern studies |
| 2004-05 | Purity and ritual in Islam | |
| Ren Yuan | 1983-84 | |
| Holly Baker Reynolds | 1987-88 | |
| Diana Riboli | 2002-03 | Shamanism and the role of trance among the Chepang of Central Southern Nepal |
| Paula Richman | 2011 | |
| Michael Rindner | 2006-08 | "The Evolution of Religious Nationalism in Pakistan: Islamic Identity, Ideology, and the State" |
| 2003-04 | South Asia | |
| Justin Ritzinger | 2003-07 | Taixu's modernizing movement and Chinese Buddhism of the late Qing and Republican periods |
| Petra Rivera | 2002-03 | "Images of Female Orichas in Cuban Popular Culture" |
| Damon Roberts | 1992-93 | A sociological autobiography illuminating the differences in the religious settings of Guyana and the United States |
| Joseph Roccasalvo | 1972-78 | "The Anatta Doctrine: A Textual and Contextual Interpretation" |
| Minor Rogers | 1985-86 | |
| Guy Rogers | 2000-01 | Mystery cults in the Greco-Roman world |
| Reka Rohonyi | 1995-96 | "The Dhammakaya Movement" |
| Holmes Rolston | 1974-75 | Study of Augustine, al-Ghazzali, Sankara, and Nagarjuna |
| Kenneth Rose | 1985-86 | |
| Jane Rubio | 1997-98 | "The Religious Response to Modernization: The Cult of Maira Lionza and Pentecostalism in Venezuela" |
| Loyal Rue | 1997-98 | Religion, the social emotions, and the renewal of public life |
| George Rupp | 1973-77 | |
| Elisha Russ-Fishbane | 2005-06 | "Jewish-Sufism in the Middle Ages" |
| Bartholomew Ryan | 1998-99 | "Islam and the Politics of Identity: Religion, Tradition, and Modernity" |
| Patrick Ryan | 1974-75 | English, Classics |
