DeborahÌıWhitehead
- Associate Professor
- Department Chair
- Associate Director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture
- Religious Studies Honors Representative
- RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Th.D., Harvard University 2006
Research Interests:Ìı
religion, media, and culture; religion and popular culture; American religious history; American pragmatism, esp. the work of William James; gender and religion; modern philosophy and theology
Primary Teaching Areas and Opportunities for Student Supervision:
- Religions in the U.S. and American religious history
- Modern Christian thought and practice
- American philosophy and theology
- Religion, gender and sexuality
- Religion, media and culture
- Religion and popular culture
- Religion and politics
Courses:
- RLST 2500 Religions in the U.S.
- RLST 3000 Christian Traditions
- RLST 4830 Senior Seminar for Religious Studies Majors
- Seminar: Religion and Authenticity
- Seminar: Religion, Media and Culture
- Seminar: Christianity and Culture
- Seminar: Pragmatism, Religion, and American Culture
- Seminar: Gender and Religion
- Seminar: Christianity and Democracy
Overview:Ìı
Deborah Whitehead has been an associateÌıprofessor of religious studies at the University of babyÖ±²¥app since 2007. Ìı.