Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
- New Testament (Gospels)
- Theological and feminist interpretations of Scripture
- The Bible in art
- Depictions of Jesus in film
Recent Publications
- “Fury or Folly? Ἄνοια in Luke 6.11.” New Testament Studies 69/2 (April 2023): 222–229. Published online March 8, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688522000376.
- “Octaves and Septenaries: Patristic Approaches to the Beatitudes in Medieval Life.”
Studia Patristica 105 (2022): 79–94.
- The Beatitudes through the Ages. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2021.
- Practicing Lament. Cascade Companions series. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2021.
- "Group Worksheets for Collaborative Reading of Texts." Teaching Theology and Religion 21/2 (April 2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/teth.12431
- "Hot Jesus, Black Messiah, Suffering Son of God: How Jesus Films Shape Our Moral Imaginations." Journal of Religion and Film 21/1 (April 2017), Article 33. http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1412&context=jrf
Grants and Awards
- Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning in Theology & Religion Early Career Workshop Fellowship, 2017
- Dissertation Writing Fellowship, Louisville Institute, 2011-2012
Courses Taught
- God and the Good Life: An Introduction to Theology
- The Human Drama: The Ancient World
- Food, Hunger, and the Bible
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- Who is Jesus?
- Becoming Good: Character Ethics
- Jesus and the Gospels
- Hope, Death, and the End of the World
- The Beatitudes
- New Testament Survey