Bio


Greg has taught in Structured Liberal Education (SLE) since 2002. He has a BA in Social Theory (a self-designed major) from Stanford, with Honors in Humanities, an MFA in Film Production from UCLA, and a dual PhD in Religious Studies and Humanities from Stanford, also from Stanford. Greg's research interests hover around the intersection of film and religion, and he continues to work on a variety of film projects.

Academic Appointments


  • Lecturer, Ethics In Society

Administrative Appointments


  • Resident Fellow, Residential Education (2003 - Present)

2023-24 Courses


All Publications


  • Teaching Religion and Film AAR Teaching Religious Studies Watkins, G. J. edited by Watkins, G. J. Oxford University Press. 2008
  • The Stanford humanities lab: creating a digital, western wheel of life MATERIAL RELIGION Watkins, G. 2006; 2 (2): 260–61