Exploring the Christian Faith
The Life and Teaching of Jesus
The Life and Letters of Paul
Hope and the Future
Reading for Meaning and Truth with Hermes, God of Thieves and Interpreters
Theology and Philosophy in Dialogue
Seminar in Biblical Studies
New Testament Greek
Ideas That Have Shaped Our World
Telling the Story, Preserving the World: Continuity and Change in a (post?) Colonial World [taught with Dr. Martin Brokenleg, Native American Studies]
Magical Mystery Tour: A Seeker's Guide to Art-ful Living [taught with Dr. Julia Pachoud, Theatre]

Research Interests:

Gospel Studies
Literary and Interpretive Theory
Post-Structuralism
Cultural Studies
Storytelling as a mode for critical analysis and interpretation of texts

Publications, Presentations, Etc.

Publications:

"Samson and the Son of God, or Dead Heroes and Dead Goats: Ethical Readings of Narrative Violence in Judges and Matthew," Semeia 77: Bible and Ethics of Reading, Society of Biblical Literature, 1997.

Who is Jesus?: Gospel Portraits, (A study of the gospel of Mark). Minneapolis: Augsburg-Fortress Publishers, 1992.

Presentations:

"Provoking the Gospel: A Dance with the Gospel of Mark," Presented with Erika Iverson and Michael Smith at the Festival Gathering of the Network of Biblical Storytellers, Atlanta, GA, 2000.

"Embodiment and Textuality: When Textuality Precedes Orality," Presented with Augustana Students Erika Iverson, Melissa Larsen, and Michael Smith at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, MA, 1999.

"The Gospel of the Day Before: The Role of the Impossible Reader," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, MA, 1999.