About

Education

• BA, English and Religion, Hastings College, 1980
• MA, Teaching English as a Second Language, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1981
• MA, Classics: Greek, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1990
  • Thesis: The Baptismal Practices of Early Jewish Baptismal Movements
• PhD, Religious Studies: Judaism & Christianity in Antiquity, University of Virginia, 2010
  • Dissertation: The Jewish & Christian Editions of Sibylline Oracles 1-2

Employment

• Instructor, English as a Second Language, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1984-1986
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion (sabbatical replacement), Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1999-2000
• Adjunct Lecturer in Classics & Religious Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1990, 1997, 2000-2008
• Assistant Professor of the Practice of Classics & Religious Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2008-2012
• Independent Scholar, 2012-present

Research Interests

• Apocalypses & apocalyptic movements
• Politics & religion in the United States
• Process theology & biblical interpretation
• Sibylline Oracles