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2025 Howard Lecture

Dr. White, Chair; Associate Professor (New Testament and Early Christianity), is a scholar of ancient and modern interpretations of the New Testament, the reconstruction of Christian origins, and the development of early Christianities. He is particularly interested in the figure of Paul in Christian theopolitical discourse, as well as the intersection of memory, historiography, and ideology in the development of Pauline traditions. His first book, Remembering Paul: Ancient and Modern Contests over the Image of the Apostle, was published by Oxford University Press in 2014.

Jodie Lyon chosen as a Fellow for Transformative Teaching

Jodie Lyon

Dr Jodie Lyon, Principal Lecturer in the Department of Religion, has been chosen to join UGA's 2024-2025 Fellows for Transformative Teaching cohort. Dr Lyon has previously been recognized for her teaching through the Franklin College Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award, and she directs the undergraduate program in Religion as the department's Undergraduate Coordinator. Congratulations, Jodie! 

The goals of the Fellows for Transformative Teaching program are to:

Fall 2024 Grad Student News

Grad student lunch Aug 2024

The Department of Religion was pleased to welcome six new graduate students in Fall 2024 with exciting research plans. Two of our incoming graduate students are working in the area of medieval and modern Islamic studies, two in New Testament and early Christianity, one in Hebrew Bible and the ancient Mediterranean, and one in theologically engaged anthropology in the contemporary United States. The new students had a chance to meet returning students over lunch before the semester started. At the lunch they also met Dr.

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