Nathan Rein

Scholar of religion trained as a historian of the Protestant Reformation, particularly interested in the ramifications of Reformation historiography for current debates in the theory of religion. Currently working in an all-undergraduate institution. Other areas of experience include the pedagogy of religious studies, religion and violence, the history of Christianity and the history of popular culture. Primary professional goals: teach transformatively; publish widely and broadly.

Specialties
Religious studies, history of Christianity, Protestant Reformation, Germany 1500-1650, theory of religion, religion and violence, pluralism, teaching and learning in theology and religion.

Experiences

• Ursinus College : 09/2002 - Present
  Associate Professor
  Teaching portfolio includes: comparative and survey courses (World Religions, Religion and Violence, Introduction to Religious Studies), tradition-specific courses (Christianity, Islam), advanced seminars (Protestant Reformation, Religious Diversity in Pennsylvania), and first-year liberal studies seminars. Primary research program: mid-sixteenth-century popular German Protestantism. Currently investigating: relevance of sixteenth-century historiographic themes to problems in the current theory of religion. Currently Associate; 2002-08 Assistant Professor.
• Harvard University : 09/2000 - 05/2002
  Teaching Fellow
  Worked as a teaching fellow for religion courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate level (Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School) while enrolled as a Ph.D. candidate.
• Arizona Relay Service : 1993 - 1995
  Communications Assistant

Education

• Harvard University : 01/1993 - 12/2002
  PhD
  ,
  Religious StudiesActivities and Societies:
  Dudley House, Creative writing program co-coordinator
• Columbia University : 01/1988 - 12/1992
  BA
  ,
  Religious Studies