University of Southern California
USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Sheila BriggsAssociate Professor of Religion and Gender StudiesContact Information E-mail: sbriggs@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-0267 Office: ACB 130 LINKS Faculty Profile on Departmental Website |
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 B.A. , Cambridge University
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M.A. , Cambridge University
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Description of Research |
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| Professor Briggs researches feminist theology, particularly nineteenth and twentieth Century German theology, early Christianity, theories of history and modern liberation movements. Briggs currently studies the relation of attitudes towards gender and attitudes towards the Jewish Torah in the writings of Paul, the first-century apostle. Other projects focuses on an ancient past that never happened except in the imagination of contemporary popular culture, such as the TV series Xena Warrior Princess. | |
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Participated in the Religion and Television Symposium, Los Angeles, September 15-16, 2006-2007
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