Jeffrey Brodd
Courses | Education | Publications and Presentations | Research Projects | Professional Associations
Contact Information |
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| Title: | Professor |
| Office and Hours: |
Mendocino 2028. Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:45-10:15, Tuesdays 3:45-5:45, and by appointment (Fall Semester 2009) |
| E-mail: | jbrodd@csus.edu |
| Phone: | (916) 278-7703 |
| Mailing Address: |
Department of Humanities and Religious Studies CSU, Sacramento 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6083 |
Courses
FALL 2009
- HONR 2 - Great Ideas in Global Culture I: to the End of the Middle Ages
- HRS 117 - Paganism in the Roman World
- LIBA 200A - Culture and Expression: Prehistory to Late Antiquity
SPRING 2009
- HRS 108 - Approaches to Religious Studies
- HRS 114 - Culture of Classical Rome
- HRS/LIBA 224 - Religions of the Roman Empire
Education
- Ph.D. Religious Studies - University of California, Santa Barbara
- M.A. Religious Studies - University of California, Santa Barbara
- B.A. Philosophy and Mathematics - St. Olaf College, Minnesota
Publications and Presentations
"Defying 'Religion': Roman Challenges to Modern Conceptual Challenges," papers presented to (Part 1) Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions and (Part 2) the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Rome, June 28 and July 1, 2009
“Introduction,” “Jainism,” and “Sikhism,” chapter drafts for Exploring World Religions (tentative title), book in progress (forthcoming)
Editorial revision of English translation: Singh, Wadhawa. Naam Ki Hai. Sacramento: Balbir Singh Dhillon, 2009 (forthcoming)
Primary Source Readings in World Religions. Winona, MN: Saint Mary’s Press, 2009
World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery, 3rd ed. (revised version of World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery, 2nd ed.). Winona, MN: Saint Mary’s Press, 2009
Editorial revision of English translation: Singh, Wadhawa. The Self Spirit (English version of Aatma Ki Hai). Sacramento: Balbir Singh Dhillon, 2008
“Judaism and Christianity in the Roman Empire” and “Jainism, Sikhism, and the Study of World Religions,” workshop presentations on behalf of the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education Institute on Teaching the World’s Religions 2007, San Anselmo, CA, June 24 and 25, 2007
“The Potency of Failure and the Threat of Success: Elements in the Emergence and Establishment of Christianity,” paper presented to Artful Strategies and Necessary Risks: The Shifting Borders between Success and Failure (conference), California State University, Sacramento, April 20, 2007
“Artistic Motif and Realistic Portrayal in Representations of Roman Sacrificial Rites,” paper presented to the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 12, 2007
“Hellenism in Late Antiquity: Homer, Plato, and Emperor Julian,” paper presented to the American Hellenic Professionals Society, Sacramento, October 8, 2006
“The Promise of Pluralism for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religions,” paper presented to the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Annual Conference, Minneapolis, October 7, 2005
“Animal Sacrifice and Religious Conflict in the Roman Empire,” paper presented to Studia Humanitas, California State University, Sacramento, April 6, 2005
"Animal Sacrifice in the Later Roman Empire," paper presented at Variationes Lectionum: Approaches to Roman Religion, University of Mississippi, October, 2004
"Julian, Myth, and Platonism," paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, November 22, 2003
"Coming to Terms with the 'R' Word: Religion and the Non-religious," lecture presented to the Sacramento, CA chapter of Atheists and Other Freethinkers, June 8, 2003
World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery, 2nd ed. (revised and expanded version of World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery). Winona, MN: Saint Mary’s Press, 2003
"Peace Not War: World Religions Shaping the Future," lecture presented to the Renaissance Society, California State University, Sacramento, May 2, 2003
“Asklepios,” “Greek Hero Cult,” “Heroines,” “Plato,” “Socrates.” In Holy People of the World: An Encyclopedia, ed. Phyllis G. Jestice. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO (2004)
World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery. Winona, MN: Saint Mary's Press, 1998
"Jesus the Jew, Rabbi and Radical," paper presented at Tau Center, Winona, Minnesota, March, 1997
"Julian the Apostate and His Plan to Rebuild the Jerusalem Temple." Bible Review (October, 1995):32-38
"Christians, Jews, and Julian on the Attempt to Rebuild the Jerusalem Temple," paper presented at the1993 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, D.C., November, 1993
Apostate, Philo-Semite, or Syncretic Neoplatonist? Julian's Attempt to Rebuild the Jerusalem Temple (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Santa Barbara)
"Gnostic Morality: Asceticism, Libertinism, and the 'Acosmic' Theory of Hans Jonas" (M.A. Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara)
Research Projects
Sacrifice in Roman religion
Myths, visions, and theories of the afterlife across cultures
Pedagogical approaches to world religions
Professional Associations
American Academy of Religion
American Philological Association
Archaeological Institute of America
Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Society of Biblical Literature
Last updated: 03/31/09
