Shane Atkinson
Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life
Department: Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life
Email: satkinson2@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-7729
Brief Biography
Imam Shane Atkinson currently serves as the Associate Chaplain for Muslim Life. In 2011 he was awarded an Ijaza (traditional degree) to teach Islamic theology, law, and spirituality. Shane entered the Clinical Pastoral Education program at UNC Medical Center in 2015 as the first Muslim in their Chaplains Department. Shane completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and now teaches in UNC’s CPE program as well as serving on their Professional Advisory Group.
Since 2015, Shane has served as Associate Imam at As Salaam Islamic Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Shane was named the recipient of the 2019 Muhammad Ali Spiritual Leadership Full-Tuition Scholarship to support his graduate studies. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 2023. Shane is currently a doctoral student at Catholic Theological Union.