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James E. Bowley is the former Chair and Professor of Religious Studies at Millsaps College. He received his Ph.D. in Hebrew Studies from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (1992).
Bowley is a noted editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls concordance project, along with Martin Abegg, Jr., Edward Cook. In addition to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Bowley's research and publishing focus on the Jewish literature of the Greco-Roman World and the cultural interactions among Jews, Greeks, and later Christians, and the use of written and oral traditions in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic communities. Bowley has also written a column for The Clarion-Ledger on religious issues of the day, and is a frequent speaker for community and scholarly events.
Bowley was the winner of the 2009 Humanities Teacher of the Year, given by the Mississippi Humanities Council. [1] He won the Millsaps College Distinguished Professor Award in 2016. [2]
In 2025, Bowley was fired from Millsaps College after sending an email to a class of three students from his college email account expressing his unhappiness with the results of the 2024 United States presidential election and he attributed the results to what he described as pervasive fascism and racism. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression appealed for Bowley to be reinstated. Bowley also received backing from students, faculty, and alumni. [3]
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