Profiles

Spring 2019

Fall 2018

Spring 2019 Course

• TTh 9:00-10:20 Religious Studies (Introduction to Religious Studies) section #5453 Course Flyer

Fall 2018 Courses

• MW 9:00-10:20 Religious Studies 2 (Comparative Religions)
• TTh 9:00-10:20 Humanities 8 (Comparative Mythology)

Fall 2018 Office Hours

• T 10:30-11:30
• W 10:30-11:30
• Or by appointment

Courses Offered at SRJC:

• Spring 2019: Religious Studies 1: Introduction to Religious Studies Course Flyer
• Fall 2018: Religious Studies 2: Comparative Religions Course Flyer
• Fal 2018: Humanities 8: Comparative Mythology Course Flyer
• Spring 2018: Humanities 8: Comparative Mythology Course Flyer
• Fall 2017: Religious Studies 21: The Hebrew Bible Course Flyer

NOTE: 

• The best way to reach me is by email eschmidt@santarosa.edu 
• Students of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities/presentation, immigration status, and abilities/disabilites are welcome in my classes.
• Students enrolled in my classes: please email me with the name you go by & pronouns you use, if they don't match your enrollment records, so I can use the correct ones at the first class meeting. Sensitive information will be kept confidential. 
• The ACLU has a page with Know Your Rights information.

• PhD, Religious Studies (ABD) (with an emphasis in Ancient Mediterranean Studies) University of California, Santa Barbara
• MTS, New Testament & Early Christianity, Harvard University
• BA, Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

Academic Experience: 

• 2013-present Adjunct Faculty, Santa Rosa Junior College
• 2012-2013 Adjunct Faculty, California Lutheran University
• 2010-2011 Teaching Associate, University of California, Santa Barbara
• 2005-2012 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara

Courses Taught at SRJC:

• Introduction to Religious Studies (Religious Studies 1)
• Comparative Religions (Religious Studies 2)
• Hebrew Bible (Religious Studies 21)
• Early Christian Literature (Religious Studies 22)
• Comparative Mythology (Humanities 8)

Courses taught at other institutions:

• Introduction to Christianity
• New Testament & Early Christianity
• Academic Writing

Pronouns: she/her

Students of all races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities/presentation, immigration status, and abilities/disabilities are welcome in my classes.

I was born and raised in Santa Rosa, where I watched too much Indiana Jones as a kid and went to Catholic high school. I developed an interest in really old things and religion. I think and teach about how people have experienced being human and roles religion plays in the human experience.

I am a Lifetime Member of the Girl Scouts, holding both Silver and Gold Awards. I performed with the Northern California Renaissance Faire for 10 years (prior to starting graduate school). I like science fiction, historical fiction, crime procedurals, and fantasy (both traditional and urban/paranormal) novels, film, and television.

NOTE:

• The best way to reach me is by email eschmidt@santarosa.edu
• Students enrolled in my classes: please email me with the name you go by & pronouns you use if they don't match your enrollment records, so I can use the correct ones at the first class meeting. Sensitive information will be kept confidential. 
• The ACLU has a page with Know Your Rights information.

Professional Areas of Interest: 

• Religions in the Roman Empire (Greco-Roman Traditions, Christianity, and Judaism)
• Archaeology of Religion
• Space & Material Culture
• Religious Identity
• Politics of Religion and Empire

Professional Involvement and Community Service: 

• 2014-present Westar Institute
• 2009-present American Academy of Religion
• 2009-present Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions
• 2003-present Society of Biblical Literature

Presentations and Publications: 

PUBLICATIONS

2017  “Secrecy, Stories, and Boundaries” In Fabricating Identities, ed. Russell T. McCutcheon (Sheffield: Equinox, 2017), 89-94

2010 “The Flavian Triumph and the Arch of Titus: The Jewish God in Flavian Rome.” UC Santa Barbara: Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group. Permanent link: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9xw0k5kh

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2014 "Shaping Jerusalem, Shaping Identity: Herod, the Flavians, and the Gospel of Mark." Westar Institute Spring 2014 Meeting: Archaeology: Rewriting Early Christian History, 21 March 2014.

2012 "Herod's Edifice Complex." Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 18 November, 201

2011 "Ritual and Architecture in Flavian Rome: The Shaping of Imperial Image" UCSB Productive Geographies Interdisciplinary Humanities Center Graduate Conference, 29 April 2011

2010 "Presence and Absence: Flavian Propaganda and the Destruction of the Jewish Temple." Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 23 November 2010

2010 "The Flavian Triumph and the Arch of Titus: The Jewish God in Rome." UCSB Ancient Borderlands International Graduate Student Conference: Beyond Borders: Ancient Societies and their Conceptual Frontiers, 16 April 2010

2007 "The Res Gestae Divi Augusti as Monument." Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 17 November 2007

• Know Your Rights The ACLU's informational page with details about civil rights (Police or ICE stops, Search warrants, Protests, Religious freedom, etc)
• SRCJ Dream Center Information about & help for going to college as an undocumented student resident.
• Register to Vote in California CA Secretary of Sate online voter registration form.
• SRJC Student Health Services Healthcare Services & Psychological Services for SRJC Students.
• Covered California (ACA) Health insurance via Affordable Care Act in California. Find out what you qualify for!
• Transferring to CSU California State University System: Information for applying as a transfer student.
• Transferring to UC University of California: Information for applying as a transfer student.
• What is the Academic Study of Religion? 2 page overview (pdf) of the academic study of religion by Russell T. McCutcheon.
• Why study Religion? Overview of why you should study religion, produced by the American Academy of Religion.
• How to Get the Most Out of Studying Stephen Linn Chew has 5 short videos on studying efficiently.
• The American Academy of Religion American professional society for scholars of religion.
• The Society of Biblical Literature Professional society for scholars of Biblical literature and Biblical worlds.
• Society for Ancient Mediterranean Religions Professional interdisciplinary society for scholars of religions in the ancient Mediterranean.
• The Westar Institute An institute fostering scholarship & sharing scholarship with the public. Meets in SR every Spring!
• Early Christian Writings Public domain translations, links, and bibliographies for Christian writings 1st-4th centuries.
• Early Jewish Writings Public domain translations, links, and bibliographies for Jewish Writings to the 1st century CE.
• Bible Odyssey A peer-reviewed site for Biblical scholarship by members of the Society of Biblical Literature.
• Ancient Jew Review The Ancient Jew Review is a non-profit web journal devoted to the study of Ancient Judaism.
• Religion Dispatches Journalistic blog about religion, politics, & culture. Edited & authored by scholars & journalists.
• The Religious Studies Project Weekly podcasts about the study of religion & log of RS opportunities. (Also on iTunes)
• Religion for Breakfast & Religion for Breakfast You tube channel Andrew Henry's blog & channel dedicated to academic, nonsectarian study of religion.
• NT Pod Mark Goodacre's Podcast. Brief podcasts about academic study of the New Testament. (Also on iTunes)
• The Septuagint Sessions Timothy Michael Law's Podcast on the Septuagint & related literature. (Also on iTunes)