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Becky Walker

Assistant Teaching Professor
Becky Walker

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

  • History of early Christianity
  • Biblical interpretation in the early church
  • Intersections of healthcare and theology
  • Jewish-Christian interactions
  • Intersections of epistemology and theology

Recent Publications

  • "From Deliverance to Deification: The Role of Almsgiving in John Chrysostom's Soteriology," In Fresh Perspectives on St. John Chrysostom as an Exegete, edited by Athanasios Despotis, Michael Azar, and James Buchanana Wallace, 163-184. Leiden: Brill, 2025.
  • Almsgiving as the Essential Virtue: A Study of John Chrysostom's Homilies. Vigiliae Christianae Supplements 183. Leiden: Brill, 2024.

Grants and Awards

  • Collegium Grant Recipient, 2024.
  • Community Engaged Learning and Service (CELS) Grant Recipient, 2024.
  • Faculty Fellow for Service-Learning Seminar, 2023.

Courses Taught

  • American Feminist Theologies
  • Christian Theology and World Religions
  • Commenting on Scripture from Philo to Facebook
  • Health and Healing in Early Christianity
  • Immigration in the Context of Catholic Social Teaching
  • Theology Matters