About Jeffrey
W.
Robbins
Jeffrey
W.
Robbins,
Chair of Religion and Philosophy Associate Professor of Religion.
B.A., Baylor University, 1994; M.Div., Texas Christian University, 1997; M.Phil., Syracuse University, 1999; Ph.D., 2001.
His area of specialization is in continental philosophy of religion. His teaching interests include contemporary religious thought, world religions, Christianity, Islam, and religion and politics. In addition to teaching courses in religion, he also is the director of the American Studies program and the college colloquium. He was awarded the Thomas Rhys Vickroy Award for Outstanding Teaching at LVC in 2005. He is the author of three books, including the forthcoming Radical Democracy and Political Theology (Columbia University Press, 2011), and editor of two others, including most recently, The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken: The New Politics of Religion in the United States (2008). He is also the Associate Editor of the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory and co-editor of the Columbia University Press book series “Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture.”
Telephone: 717-867-6720
Address: Humanities 307-D
Email: robbins@lvc.edu
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