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REBECCA MOORE 3553 Eugene Place San Diego, California 92116 619/584-1841 EDUCATION Ph.D. Marquette
University, Religious Studies (1996) M.A. Marquette
University, Theology (1992) M.A. The
American University, Film (1980) B.A. Antioch
College, Communications (1974) Dissertation: "Jewish and
Christian Relations in the Life and Thought of Hugh of St. Victor." AREAS OF EXPERTISE History of Christianity,
especially Jewish and Christian Dialogue New Testament and early
Christianity Religion in America, especially
New Religious Movements TEACHING EXPERIENCE July 2008-Present PROFESSOR, Department of Religious
Studies, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
Teach undergraduate courses in western religious traditions, religion in America, and alternative religious traditions. Serve on university and departmental committees. Chair since Fall 2006
June 2003 - June 2008
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Religious
Studies, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Teach undergraduate courses in western religious traditions, religion in America, and alternative religious traditions. Serve on university and departmental committees. Departmental Advisor until Fall 2006, Chair since Fall 2006 August 1999-June 2003 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Religious
Studies, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Teach undergraduate courses in
western religious traditions, religion in America, and alternative religious
traditions. Serve on university and departmental committees. Departmental
Advisor. August 1996 ‑ June 1999 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Philosophy
and Religion, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Taught undergraduate courses in
history of western religious traditions and ethics. Serve on university and
departmental committees. August 1995 ‑ May 1996 INSTRUCTOR, Department of Theology, Marquette
University, Milwaukee, WI. Taught courses in historical
theology and ethics to upper division undergraduates. January 1992 ‑ May 1996 INSTRUCTOR, Department of Theology, St. Norbert
College, De Pere, WI. Taught courses in christology
and in historical theology, two of seven required core courses in the Master
of Theological Studies Program, a graduate program for adult working
students. May 1994 ‑ August 1996 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, Health Arts
Program, The College of St. Francis, Joliet, IL. Taught courses in religion in
America and ethics to health care professionals in Bachelor of Science degree
program. January 1991 ‑ June 1995 TEACHING ASSISTANT, Department
of Theology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Lectured to undergraduate
classes in religious studies as needed, graded papers and tests, met with
students concerning questions and problems. Assisted faculty members in
research and writing projects, grants, and curriculum development. September 1981 ‑ December
1985 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department
of Film/Television Production, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Taught TV theory, writing and
production courses, and developed new curricula. Advised students. Produced
programs that aired on public and commercial TV stations in Montana and Utah.
Successfully wrote grants. Served on university committees.
NEW COURSES ADDED TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES CURRICULUM
REL S 358 Death, Dying, and the Afterlife*
*Accepted for Cultural Diversity, Fall 2007
TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS
2007 Outstanding
Faculty Member for Department of Religious Studies. 2005 Nominee,
Exemplary Academic Advising Award. 2004 Outstanding
Faculty Member for Department of Religious Studies. 2002-2003 Interim
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, New Faculty Mentor. 2002 Outstanding
Faculty Member for Department of Religious Studies. 2002 "Effective
Technology with Teaching," Co-organizer of faculty workshop co-sponsored by
the Center for Teaching and Learning, LARC, Instructional Technology
Services, and the Office of Academic Affairs, 10-11 January. 2001 "Teaching
and Learning in Our Diverse Classrooms," Co-organizer of faculty workshop
sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, 4 and 11 October. 2001 "Plagiarism,
Free-Riding, and Moral Hazards," Organizer and Facilitator of teaching
workshop for Department of Economics, 5 November. 2001 "Pareto-Improving
Ways to Include Writing in Your Economics Courses," Organizer and Facilitator
of teaching workshop for Department of Economics, 12 September 2001 Outstanding
Faculty Member for Department of Religious Studies. 2001 "Working
With Large Classes," Co-organizer and Co-facilitator of faculty workshop
sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, 24 January. 2000 "Beyond
the Lecture: Encouraging Active Learning," Co-organizer and Co-facilitator of
faculty workshop, co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters and the
Center for Teaching and Learning, San Diego State University, 30-31 May. 2000 Reunion
for "Encouraging Active Learning," Co-organizer and Co-facilitator, San Diego
State University, 20 October. 2000 "Using
Interactive Learning in the Large (and Small) Classroom," Panel member, San
Diego State University, 23 March. 2000-2002 Teaching
Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning, for College of Arts and Letters,
San Diego State University. 1998‑1999 Teaching
Fellow, American Academy of Religion/Lilly Foundation, Upper Midwest American
Academy of Religion. 1996‑1997 Alice T.
Clark Mentoring Fellow, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. 1985 National
Journalism Teaching Award, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St.
Petersburg, FL. 1982 Award
for Excellence in Teaching, The Montana State University Alumni Association
and the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce, Bozeman, MT. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE April 1987 ‑ July 1990 COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR,
United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra, Reno, NV. January 1986 ‑ April 1987
PRODUCER, KNPB‑TV, Reno,
NV. January 1980 ‑ September
1981 CULTURAL AFFAIRS PRODUCER,
South Dakota Public Television, Vermillion, SD. January 1975 ‑ December
1979 EDITOR, Televisions Magazine,
Washington, DC. BOOKS (peer reviewed) A Portable God: How Early Jews and Christians Read the Bible, with R. L. Kohn. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2007. Voices of Christianity: A Global Introduction New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America, co-editor. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2004.
Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple, under contract with Praeger/Greenwood Press, accepted for publication Jews and Christians in the Life and Thought of Hugh of St. Victor, Atlanta: Scholars Press and University of South Florida Center for Judaic Studies. 1998. The Need for a Second Look at Jonestown, co editor. Lewiston N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1989. New Religious Movements, Mass Suicide, and Peoples Temple, co editor. Lewiston N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1989. In Defense of Peoples Temple. Lewiston N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1988. The Jonestown Letters. Lewiston N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1986. A Sympathetic History of Jonestown. Lewiston N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1985.
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS (peer reviewed)
“Jonestown in Literature: Caribbean Reflections on a Tragedy.” Literature and Theology, accepted for publication. “O Mother, Where Art Thou? In Search of the Authentic St. Monnica.” In Feminist Interpretations of Augustine, ed. Judith Stark, 147-66. University Park, Penn.: Penn State University Press, 2007. “The Transformation of Peoples Temple in California: From Pentecostal Church to Political Movement.” In Pacific Beliefs: Religious and Cultural Transformations in California, ed. Brian Froese. Logan, Ut.: Utah State University Press, status = accepted for publication. “‘Drinking the Koolaid:’ The Cultural Transformation of a Tragedy.” Nova Religio 7, no. 2 (October 2003). “Reconstructing Reality: Conspiracy Theories About Jonestown.” Journal of Popular Culture 36, no. 2 (Fall 2002): 200-20. “Is the Canon on Jonestown Closed?” Nova Religio (October 2000): 7-27. “St. Monica and the Mystical Gift of Tears,” Magistra 4,2 (Winter 1998): 61-88. “Hugh of St. Victor and In Threnos Ieremiae,” Journal of Religious History 22,3 (October 1998): 255-269 “The Jews in World History According to Hugh of St. Victor,” Medieval Encounters 3,1 (1997): 1-19 . “Social Redemption and Individual Liberty: Walter Rauschenbusch’s Challenge to Henry George,” American Baptist Quarterly 11,3 (Sept 1992): 259 270.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARLY ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
“Millennialism from A to Zvi: Action, Reaction, and Interaction.” In The Oxford Handbook on Millennialism, ed. Catherine Wessinger. New York: Oxford University Press, status = accepted for publication. “Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Information and the National Security State.” CrossCurrents, status = accepted for publication. “Rethinking Sectarian Judaism: The Centrality of the Priesthood in the Second Temple Period,” with Risa Levitt Kohn. In Sacred History, Sacred Literature: Essays on Ancient Israel, the Bible, and Religion, ed. S. Overton. Winona Lake, Ill.: Eisenbrauns, status = accepted for publication. “Where is God? Divine Presence in the Absence of the Temple,” with Risa Levitt Kohn. In Milk and Honey: Essays on Ancient Israel and the Bible, ed. S. Malena and D. Miano, 133-53. Winona Lake, Ill.: Eisenbrauns, 2007. “Peoples Temple: A Typical Cult?” In Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America, Vol. 2, ed. Eugene V. Gallagher and W. Michael Ashcraft, 113-34. Westport, Conn: Greenwood, 2006. “A Framework for Understanding Fundamentalism.” In Religion and News Writing, ed. Claire Badaracco, 87-99. Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Press, 2005. “Reconstructing Reality: Conspiracy Theories About Jonestown” In Controversial New Religions, ed. James Lewis, 61-78. New York and London: Oxford University Press, 2005. Reprint of article in Journal of Popular Culture. “Jewish Influence on Christian Biblical Interpretation: Hugh of St. Victor and the Four Daughters of God.” In Of Scribes and Sages: Studies in Early Jewish Interpretation and Transmission of Scripture, vol. 2, ed. Craig A. Evans, 148-58. London: T&T Clark International, 2004. “A Demographic Study of Black Involvement in Peoples Temple: What the Numbers Say.” In Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America, ed. Rebecca Moore, Anthony B. Pinn, and Mary R. Sawyer, 57-80. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2004. “Using the Web in Religious Studies Courses.” In Theological Librarians and the Internet: Implications for Practice, ed. Mark Stover, 139-50. New York: Haworth Press, 2001. “Using the Web in Religious Studies Courses,” Journal of Religious and Theological Information Vol. 3, Nos. 3/4 (2001): 139-50. “American as Cherry Pie: Peoples Temple and Violence in America,” in Millennialism, Persecution, and Violence: Historical Cases, ed. Catherine Wessinger, 121-37, Syracuse N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 2000.
REVIEWS, DIGESTS,
ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES The Insight of Unbelievers: Nicholas of Lyra and Christian Reading of Jewish Text in the Later Middle Ages, by Deeana Copeland Klepper. Reviewed for Church History 77, no. 2 (June 2008). "Luther on Eve, Women and the
Church," by Mickey L. Mattox. Abridged for Luther Digest 14 (2006): 82-85. "Peoples Temple Revisited: A
Review Essay." Nova Religio 10, no. 1 (August 2006): 111-118. "Jim Jones." Article in The
Encyclopedia of African American Folklore. Anand Prahlad, ed. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Publishing, 2005. "Father Divine." Article in The
Encyclopedia of African American Folklore. Anand Prahlad, ed. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood
Publishing, 2005. "Jim Jones." Article in The Encyclopedia of Religion, 2d edition. Lindsay Jones,
ed. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2005. "Aquinas and Luther on War and Peace: Sovereign Authority
and the Use of Armed Force," by James Turner Johnson. Abridged for Luther
Digest 13
(2005): 48-51. "Fighting Like a Christian: The
Ottoman Advance and the Development of Luther's Doctrine of Just War," by
Gregory J. Miller. Abridged for Luther Digest 13 (2005): 54-57. "Luther on his Opponents," by Mark U. Edwards Jr. Abridged
for Luther Digest 13 (2005): 137-140. "Mistakes of the New Perspective on Paul," by Paul F. M.
Zahl. Abridged for Luther Digest 12 (2004): 38-40. "Catholic or Heretic: Martin
Luther as Rebel and Reformer," by John Arthur Maxfield. Abridged for Luther
Digest 12
(2004): 144-147. "Making and Breaking the Marriage Bond, According to Bucer
and Luther," by Matthieu Arnold. Translated and abridged for Luther Digest 12 (2004): 42-46. "A Life for Theology — A Theology for Life," by
Gerhard Ebeling. Translated and abridged for Luther Digest 10 (2002): 160-164. "Melanchthon and Luther/Luther
and Melanchthon," by Timothy Wengert. Abridged for Luther Digest 10 (2002): 221-228. "'The Sweat of the Brow is of
Many Kinds:' Luther on the Duties of Adam and His Sons," by Kristen E. Kvam.
Abridged for Luther Digest 10 (2002): 30-32. "Peoples Temple." Article in The
21st Century Encyclopedia of the World Religions, ed. J. Gordon Melton and
Martin Baumann. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2002. "Sri Chinmoy International
Organization." Article in The 21st Century Encyclopedia of the World
Religions, ed.
J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann. New York: ABC-Clio, 2002. "Peoples Temple." Article in The
Encyclopedia of Religions in Canada, ed. James A. Beverley (Toronto: HarperCollins Canada,
forthcoming). Toleranz im Mittelalter, ed. Alexander Patchovsky and
Harald Zimmermann. Reviewed for Church History 69,4 (December 2000): 881-883. "Peoples Temple." Article in Encyclopedia
of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, ed. Richard Landes, 305-308, New York and
London: Routledge, 2000. "Jubilee, Year of." Article in Encyclopedia
of Millennialism and Millennial Movements, ed. Richard Landes, 213-215, New York and
London: Routledge, 2000. "The Ontology of Deification,"
by Dennis Bielfeldt. In Caritas Dei: Beiträge zum Verständnis Luthers und
der gegenwärtigen Ökumene, ed. Oswald Bayer, Robert W. Jenson und Simo Knuuttila, 90-113,
Helsinki: Luther-Agricola-Gesellschaft, 1997. Abridged for Luther Digest 8 (2000). "Christus finis omnium: Eine Studie zu Luthers erster
Psalmenvorlesung," by Leif Grane. Translated and abridged for Luther
Digest 8
(2000). "Loi et Évangile chez Luther et
Cranach," by Jérôme Cottin. Translated and abridged for Luther Digest 7 (1999): 2-9. "Luther et Calvin Commentateurs
de l'Épître aux Romains: Une Comparaison," by Hubert Goudineau. Translated
and abridged for Luther Digest 7 (1999): 10-18. Giordano Bruno and Kabbalah:
Prophets, Magicians and Rabbis, by Karen Silvia de Léon-Jones. Reviewed for Church
History 68, 1
(March 1999): 179-181. "The Authority of Scripture:
Luther's Approach to Allegory in Galatians," by Timothy H. Maschke. Abridged
for Luther Digest 6 (1998): 8-10. The Ladies of Zamora, by Peter Linehan. Reviewed
for Church History 67,1 (March 1998): 141-142. "Health, Education, and Welfare
in the Protestant Reformation: Who Cared?" by Rebecca B. Prichard. Abridged
for Luther Digest 5 (1997): 59‑61. "La Raison chez Luther," by
Pierre E. S. Metzger. Translated and abridged for Luther Digest 5 (1997): 117‑120. "Luther et sa conception de l'homme. Regards sur le
Commentaire de la Genese (1535 a 1545)," by Marc Lienhard. Translated and
abridged for Luther Digest 3 (1995): 32‑34. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES (Peer Reviewed)
“Naming Names: Identifying and Memorializing the Jonestown Dead.” Paper to be given November 2008 at the American Academy of Religion, Chicago, IL. “The Power of Cultural Opponents: The Case of Peoples Temple.” Paper given December 2007 at the International Symposium on Cultic Studies, sponsored by the Institute of World Religions: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shenzhen, China. “The Global Culture of Hellenism,” “Judaic Religions in the First Centuries B.C.E. and C.E.,” and “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins.” Lectures given at three-day seminar on “Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls,” for the Biblical Archaeology Society, 3-5 August 2007, San Diego, CA. "Representations of Jonestown
in the Arts." Paper given August 2006 at the International Conference on the
Arts in Society, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
"Freedom of Religion and
Freedom of Information: The Problem of Government Secrecy and Document
Classification." Paper given July 2006, at the CESNUR Conference, San Diego
State University, San Diego, CA. "Progressive Politics and
Peoples Temple: California Dreamin'." Paper given March 2006 at the American
Academy of Religion, Western Region, Claremont Graduate University,
Claremont, CA. "Secrets and Lies: The U.S.
Government and Jonestown." Paper given at "Religion, Secrecy and Security:
Religious Freedom and Privacy in a Global Context," an Interdisciplinary
Conference at Ohio State University, April 2004. "Where Did God Go? God's New
Dwelling Place in the Absence of a Temple." Paper given March 2004 at the
Western Jewish Studies Association, San Diego, CA. "The Early Christian Mishna:
The Idea of Dual Torah in the New Testament." Paper given March 2004 at the
Western Jewish Studies Association, San Diego, CA. "Race and Family in Jonestown:
What the Numbers Say." Paper given November 2002 at the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, UT. "'Drinking the Koolaid:' The
Cultural Transformation of a Tragedy." Paper given March 2002 at the Western
Regional American Academy of Religion, Moraga, CA. "Reconstructing Reality:
Conspiracy Theories and Jonestown." Paper given March 2001 at the Western
Regional American Academy of Religion, Claremont, CA. "The Four Daughters of God:
Jewish Influences on Christian Interpretation of Psalm 85. " Paper given
November 2000 at the Society for Biblical Literature, Nashville, TN. "Against the Tradition: Hugh of
St. Victor and the Efficacy of Sacraments before the Incarnation," Paper
given May 2000 at the 35th International Congress of Medieval Studies,
Kalamazoo, MI. "The State of the Question in
Jonestown Research: Is the Canon on Jonestown Closing?" Paper given November
1999 at the American Academy of Religion, Boston, MA. "Henri de Lubac and Hugh of St.
Victor: A Cautionary Tale," Paper given May 1999 at the 34th International
Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. "Evaluating the Intelligence
Gathered on Peoples Temple Before 18 November 1978," Paper written for June
1999 conference on "Millennialism and Jerusalem at 2000: The Local-Global
Challenges that Apocalyptic Traditions Pose to Civil Society," Jerusalem,
Israel. "Unexamined Questions About
Peoples Temple," Paper given November 1998 at the American Academy of
Religion, Orlando, FL. "Sigebert of Gembloux and the
Jews: A Short Course in Historiography," Paper given May 1998 at the 33rd
International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. "Hugh of St. Victor and In
Threnos Ieremiae,"
Paper given May 1997 at the 32nd International Congress of Medieval Studies,
Kalamazoo, MI. "The Jews in World History
According to Hugh of St. Victor," Paper given May 1996 at the 31st
International Congress of Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. "Uses of the Patrologia
Latina Database
in Research on Hugh of St. Victor," Paper given April 1995 at the American
Catholic Historical Association Spring Meeting, Milwaukee, WI. "Twelfth‑Century Curricula and the Seven Liberal
Arts: A New Approach to the Debate over Chartres," Paper given September 1994
at the Medieval Association of the Midwest, Emporia, KS. "Christian and Jewish
Interpretations of Genesis 1:26‑27: Dialogue and Polemic in Twelfth
Century Exegesis," Paper given November 1993 at the Society for Biblical
Literature, Washington, DC. GRANTS RECEIVED Spring 2008 National Endowment for the Humanities, “The History of War and Peace in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,” a Faculty Humanities Workshop for Secondary School History and English Teachers, co-author, $29,982 Spring 2008 President’s Leadership Fund, “MAPP (Metropolitan Area Pluralism Project,” $11,406 Spring
2001 California State
University, Judaic Studies Consortium, "Jewish and Christian Origins Online
Course," $5000.
Fall
2000 CAL
MicroGrant awarded for "Editorship of Nova Religio," $450. Spring
2000 Office of
International Programs, "Study Travel to Israel," $5000. Spring
2000 Lawrence Baron
Fund for Ethics in Education, "Jewish and Christian Origins" Course, $3000. UNIVERSITY and DEPARTMENTAL
COMMITTEES 2007-2008 Member, University Senate Task Force on Retention, Tenure, and Promotion 2007-present Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee of the University Senate 2006-present Chair, Department of Religious
Studies, San Diego State University
2006-2007 Committee
on Committees, University Senate Committee member 2006 Chair,
Periodic Review Committee, Department of Religious Studies 2006 Chair,
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Religious Studies 2005-present University Senate Representative
for CAL 2005 CAL
Building Committee Member 2005 Chair,
Periodic Review Committee, Department of Religious Studies 2005 Search
Committee Member, Department of Religious Studies 2004 Search
Committee Member, Department of Religious Studies 2004 Review
Committee Member for Selma Reed Evaluation 2004 Awards
Committee Member, Advising and Evaluations Department 2002 Search
Committee Member, Department of Religious Studies 2002 Search
Committee Member, Division of Undergraduate Studies 2002-present Interviewer, Preprofessional
Health Student Evaluation Committee 2001 Search
Committee Member, Department of Religious Studies 2000-present Library Representative,
Department of Religious Studies, San Diego State University. 2000-2006 Academic
Advisor, Department of Religious Studies, San Diego State University. 1999-present Member, Lipinsky Institute for
Judaic Studies, Executive Committee, San Diego State University. SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY AND
COMMUNITY 2008 “A Christian Nation? Religion and Politics in the United States,” presentation at OASIS, adult education program, August 13, San Diego 2008 “Religion and Politics: Must They be Separate,” Moderator, Debate sponsored by Humanist Fellowship of San Diego, 27 July, San Diego 2008 “The Sacred and the Profane in Wilson Harris’ Jonestown,” Presentation given at Crsis Carnival 2008, 20 March, San Diego State University 2008 “Religion in America: Our Society, Our Politics,” Presentation given at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, 14 March, San Diego State University 2008 “A Portable God,” presentation given to Congregation Dor Hadash, 14 March, San Diego 2008 “Parents or Children? The Origins of Judaism and Christianity,” presentation given to the Senior Center, Beth Jacobs Synagogue, 24 January, San Diego 2007 “A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism and Christianity,” the 22nd Annual Robert Siegel Memorial Lecture, at the San Diego Jewish Book Fair, 4 November, La Jolla 2007 “Cross-Cultural Forms of Memorialization,” presentation for “Funerary,” an exhibit of funerary art at the Sharp Gallery, 2 November, San Diego 2007 “Does God Have a Sense of Humor,” panel discussion for “The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged),” San Diego Repertory Theatre, 25 October, San Diego 2007 "The
Secular Divide: Where Religion Meets Humanism," presentation to the Humanist
Fellowship of San Diego, August 12, San Diego
2007 "Paul
the Jew," presentation given at Torrey Pines Christian Church, August 9, La
Jolla 2007 "Jesus
the Jew," presentation given at Torrey Pines Christian Church, August 8, La
Jolla 2007 "The
Global Culture of Hellenism," "Judaic Religions in the First Centuries B.C.E.
and C.E.," and "The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins," lectures given
at three-day seminar on "Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls," for the
Biblical Archaeology Society, 3-5 August 2007 "Gnosticism,
II: The Judas Gospel," presentation at OASIS, adult education program, April
19, San Diego 2007 "Gnosticism,
I: Fact and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code," presentation at OASIS, adult
education program, April 12, San Diego 2007 "Jesus
the Jew," presentation at OASIS, adult education program, April 11, Escondido 2007 "Jesus
the Jew," presentation at OASIS, adult education program, April 2, San Diego 2007 "The
Gnostic Gospels," three-week course at San Diego School for Christian
Studies, March 8, 15, 22, San Diego 2007 "Academic
Study and Thematic Approaches to Teaching About World Religion in Public
Schools," presentation at two-day symposium on Teaching About World Religions
in Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, February 27, Downey,
California 2007 "When
in Rome: Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire," presentation at OASIS,
adult education program, January 12, San Diego 2006 "Christianity,"
presentation at Conference on Teaching About World Religions in Public
Schools, co-sponsored by the San Diego County Office of Education, in
collaboration with the California 3R's Project, the International Studies
Education Project, and the Department of Religious Studies at SDSU, November
7. 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," dir. Stanley Nelson, panel member for
post-film discussion October 28, Los Angeles 2006 "Revisiting
Jonestown Three Decades Later," presentation to class on New Religions,
October 24, University of California, Riverside 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," dir. Stanley Nelson, panel member for
post-film discussion October 12 at University of California, Los Angeles 2006 Organizer
and host, CESNUR Conference, an international conference for scholars
studying new religions, July 13-16, San Diego State University 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," dir. Stanley Nelson, moderator, panel
discussion on film at San Diego State University, July 13, San Diego 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," dir. Stanley Nelson, panel member for
post-film discussion at Los Angeles International Film Festival, June 26, Los
Angeles 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," dir. Stanley Nelson, panel member for
post-film discussion at world premiere, January 22, Salt Lake City, Utah 2006 "The
Judas Gospel," June 17, lecture for Temple Emanu-El, San Diego 2006 "When
in Rome: Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire," May 26, lecture at the
Senior Citizens Center, Beth Jacobs Synagogue, San Diego 2006 "Violence
in Early Judaism and Christianity: Jewish Nationalism and Constantinian
Christianity," paper presented at the Conference on Violent Religious
Extremism, sponsored by the FBI Counterterrorism Division, Counterterrorism
Analysis Section, May 3-4, McLean, Virginia 2006 "Exploring
Jewish and Christian Origins: Varieties of Beliefs and Practices 200 B.C.E.
– 200 C.E.," three lectures given for the Biblical Archeology Society,
April 27-29, San Diego. 2006 "Classroom
Politics and Teaching Controversy," April 13, panel discussion at the
National Conference on Academic Freedom, University of California, San Diego. 2006 "Jonestown:
The Life and Death of Peoples Temple," January 22, panel discussion on
Peoples Temple, Salt Lake City 2005 "Beyond
Belief: Religious Commitment and Extremism," May 21, moderator for panel as
part of The Peoples Temple Dialogues, Berkeley Repertory Theater 2005 "Descendants
of Abraham: Panel Discussion," May 18, for Agency for Jewish Education 2005 "Who
Wrote the New Testament?" 3, 10, 17 March, three-week lecture series for San
Diego School of Christian Studies 2005 "Jesus
the Rabbi," 17 February, lecture at the Senior Citizens Center, Beth Jacobs
Synagogue 2005 "Peter,
Paul, and Mary: The Formation of Early Christianity," 15 December, for
lecture series on "Descendents of Abraham: The Common Roots of 3 Great
Religions," for Agency for Jewish Education 2004 "Jesus
the Rabbi," 17 November, for lecture series on "Descendents of Abraham: The
Common Roots of 3 Great Religions," for Agency for Jewish Education 2004 "SDSU
Family Weekend," 15 October, interviewer of Guest Lecturer Ann Fadiman 2004 "The
Journey of Abraham," 9 September, panel member for "Stories of Faith" series
sponsored by San Diego Public Library 2004 "Origins
of Judaism and Christianity," 16 August, The Sillman Series, La Vida Real
Senior Center 2004 "Bringing
the Word to the People: The Evolution of the Bible as a Book," 26 May, San
Diego Public Library, Wangenheim Room Exhibit Lecture 2004 "Jewish
and Christian Origins, " April-May, Agency for Jewish Education, two 4-week
courses co-taught with Professor Risa
Levitt Kohn 2004 "Fanatics,
Fundamentalists, and the Future of Religion," 21 April, presentation to the
Heritage Society and the Tower Society, San Diego State University 2004 "Religious
Views of Same-Sex Marriage," 18 March, panel sponsored by the Society of
Gay-Lesbian Journalists and the Association of Asian Journalists, San Diego Union-Tribune 2004 "The
Passion and
the Gospels," 11 March, presentation to Navajo Interfaith Clergy Association 2004 "The
Gospel According to Mel Gibson," 11 March, panel presentation at California
State University, San Marcos 2004 "From
Jesus to The Passion of Mel: The History of Jewish-Christian Relations in the New
Testament," 1 March, San Diego Agency for Jewish Education 2004 "The
Gospel According to Mel Gibson: Historical and Religious Perspectives on The
Passion, 1
March, Forum co-sponsored by SDSU History Department, SDSU Religious Studies
Department, and the Lipinsky Institute 2004 "Jonestown
and the Conflictual Model," 12 February, presentation to POL S 370 Political
Violcence, taught by Prof. Dipak Gupta 2004 "From
Jesus to Mel (Gibson): 2000 Years of Jewish and Christian Relations," 8
February, Temple Adat Shalom 2003 "Building
Bridges of Understanding: An Interfaith Response to September 11th,"
1, 8, 15, 22 October, at La Mesa United Church of Christ 2003 "Teaching
Faculty Experience," 21 August, presentation to New Faculty Orientation for
the Love Library 2003 "Jonestown
in California History," 23 April, presentation to HIST 445 California History
Since Statehood, taught by John Putman 2003 "Jonestown
and Religious Violence," 12 March, presentation to RelS 379 Religious
Violence and Nonviolence," taught by Linda Holler 2003 "Jewish
and Christian Origins, " 6-27 March, San Diego School of Christian Studies,
4-week course co-taught with Professor Risa Levitt Kohn 2003 "Fundamentalism,
Modernism, and a Post-Modern Future," 24 February, Biever Guest Lecturer at
Loyola University, New Orleans 2002 "Jonestown
in California History," 2 December, presentation to HIST 445 California
History Since Statehood, taught by John Putman 2002-present Associate Editorial Board Member,
New Religious Movements Website (http://www.religiousmovements.org) 2002 "Jews
and Christians: A Troubled History," 20 September, OASIS presentation to
older adults at Robinsons-May Company, Mission Valley 2002 "New
Religions in San Diego," guest appears on KPBS' "These Days," 20 August 2002 Preprofessional
Health Advisory Committee, San Diego State University 2002 "Religion
and Revolution," 20 February, Society for the Academic Study of Religion 2002 "Fundamentalism
and the Abrahamic Faiths," 13 February, Lipinsky Institute Lecture, San
Diego State University 2001 "Harmony
Through Understanding: Christianity," 29 November, Hewlett-Packard 2001 "After
September 11th: Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future," 12 November,
co-organizer and facilitator of SDSU teach-in 2001 Faculty
Evaluation Committee for CUHRE (Collegiate Union for Health Related
Education) 2001 "The
Disputation," 4 April, Lipinsky Institute Lecture, San Diego State University 2001 "Origins
of Satan," 28 February, Lecture to the Society for the Academic Study of
Religion, San Diego State University 2001-present Technical Advisor, After
Jonestown, a
documentary film produced by Paul VanDeCarr and Pamela Harris, San Francisco 2001-present Technical Advisor, The
Jonestown Project,
a theatrical production commissioned by The Z Space, San Francisco 2001-present Co-General Editor, Nova
Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 2000-present Associate Editor, Luther
Digest,
published annually by the Luther Academy (USA), St. Louis, Missouri 2000 "Jewish
Influences on Christian Biblical Interpretation," 8 November, Lipinsky
Institute Lecture, San Diego State University 2000 "Personal
Reflections on Jonestown and New Religious Movements," and "New Religious
Movements and Their Opponents: A Deadly Combination," Wright Lecturer, 28
February, Morningside College, Sioux City, IA 2000 "Religious
Ethics," 8 February, Guest Lecturer, Honors Seminar, Thurgood Marshall
College, University of California San Diego 1999 "Martin
Luther: Friend and Foe of Women and Jews," 28 October, German Club
Colloquium, San Diego State University 1999 "Jews
in Christian Apocalyptic Thinking," 20 October, Lipinsky Institute Lecture,
San Diego State University 1999
"Millennium
Fever," October-November, four-week course taught at San Diego School of
Christian Studies, First United Methodist Church, San Diego, CA 1999-present Lecturer (quarterly), "The
Challengers Adult Education Class," First United Methodist Church, San
Diego 1998-present Site Manager and Organizer,
"Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple,"
http://jonestown.sdsu.edu PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Academy of Religion AAR
New Religious Movements Group, Steering Committee, 2002-present AAR
Millennial Studies Group, Panel Respondent, November 2000, Nashville TN AAR New Religious Movements
Group, Co-author of survey report on millennial violence, November 1999 AAR New Religious Movements
Group, Consultant with FBI on New Religious Movements, 1998-2000 American Academy of Religion,
Western Region Regional
Representative, 2005-present Section
Co-Chair, Religion in America 2001-2005,2008-present
Society for the Study of the
Bible in the Middle Ages, 1996-2001
Society of Biblical Literature,
Steering Committee, Section on History of Interpretation, 1997-2001 THESIS READER, SAN DIEGO
STATE UNIVERSITY Rosemary Benya, M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (Thesis Committee Chair) (in progress), “Cultural Diversity and End of Life Issues: Critical Care in a Hospital Setting” Kimberly Scott, M.A. Anthropology (in progress) Lindsay Spikula, M.A. History (in progress) Kelly Crampton, M.A. History (in progress), “Savior on the Silent Screen: The King of Kings and American Culture” Marci Nielsen, M.A. History (in progress) Ryan Treff, M.A. Sociology (in
progress)
Marie Soriano, M.A. English
Literature (in progress)
Marianne Castellaw, M.A.
Interdisciplinary Studies (in progress)
Antonio Eduardo Acevedo, M.A.
History (2007), "A Time for War and a Time for Peace: Evolving Ideals of
Peace and Violence in Lactantius"
Mae Halleck, M.A. Latin American
Studies (2007), Thesis Committee Examiner Darren Iammarino, M.A.
Interdisciplinary Studies (2006), (Thesis Committee Chair), "Creating An
Enriched Hermeneutic of Ultimate Reality and the Aim of Life: An Integration
of the Philosophies of Alfred Whitehead and Mencius." Lisa N. Miller,
M.A. History (2005),
"Gnostic Women and Heresy: Identifying the Nature of
the Gnostics' Heresy from the Second to the Fourth Centuries" Eric D. Wilson, M.A. Philosophy
(2005), "On the Impossibility of all Theoretical Proofs for the Existence of
God" Timothy Collins, M.A.
Philosophy (2005), "Wilderness and Morality: The Relationship Between Animal Welfare
Theory and Environmental Ethics" Lisa Randall, M.A. Gerontology
(2005), "Existing and Potential Health Promotion Service in San Diego: A
Survey of Religious Institutions" John D. Ford, M.A. English
(2005), "A Quiet, Disquieting Presence: The Politics of the New Assembly of
the Thessalonians" Jessie Woolley, M.A., Rhetoric
and Writing Studies (2004) "Empowering Students and Teachers with Religious
Worldviews in the Writing Classroom" Barbara Fish, M.A. Linguistics
(2003), "'God said, "Let There be Light," and There was Light': A Speech Act
Theory Analysis of Biblical Miracles" Harvey Rocky Silvers, M.A.
Interdisciplinary Studies (2003), "Two Sixteenth-Century Women of Valor: An
Imaginary Dialogue" (Chair) Carolyn Passig Jensen, M.A.
Rhetoric and Writing (2003), "The Spiritual and Feminist Rhetoric of Hester
Ann Rogers, An Early Methodist" Joshua T. Hermsmeier, M.A.
History (2002), "Black Power and the White Church: The United Presbyterian
Church United States of America Responds to the 'Black Manifesto'" Shana A. Heinricy, M.A.
Communication (2002), "Searching for Enlightenment in a Yoga Ashram: The
Complexities of Self-Disclosure" Melissa B. Gentzkow, M.A.
Communication (2000), "Pastoral Immediacy as a Predictor of Pastoral
Effectiveness" |