Jeffrey E. Scholes
912 N. Hancock Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Education:
· Ph. D., University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology, Religious and Theological Studies, concentration: Theology, Philosophy and Cultural Theory, 2009
· Dissertation: “A Vocation As Politics: Work and Popular Theology in a Consumer Culture”
· M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2000
· B.A., Baylor University, in Biology/Chemistry, 1993
Teaching Experience:
Instructor [present]
· University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
o Religion and Politics in America
o Religion and Popular Culture
o World Religions
o Philosophy of Religion
o Introduction to Philosophy
o Critical Thinking
Adjunct Instructor
· Iliff School of Theology
o Theology and Consumer Culture
· University of Denver
o Ethics
· Front Range Community College
o Logic
· Red Rocks Community College
o Environmental Ethics
Teaching Assistant
· Iliff School of Theology
o Theological Imagination and Construction
Honors and Awards:
· Solo Flight Teaching Fellowship, 2007-2008, Iliff School of Theology
· Gerald L. and Florence M. Schlessman Doctoral Fellowship, 2001-2004, Iliff School of Theology
· Religion and Society Masters Thesis Fellowship, 2000, Princeton Theological Seminary
Publications:
Articles
· “Professional Baseball and Fan Disillusionment: A Religious Ritual Analysis,” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, vol. VI, summer 2004.
· “Sacrifice of the Bartman Ball and Ambiguity in an American Ritual,” Journal of Religion and Society, vol. 7, 2005.
· [forthcoming] “Vocation,” Religion Compass.
Book Reviews
· Consuming Faith, Tom Beaudoin, Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, vol. X, summer 2005.
Presentations:
· Presenter, “Rick Warren, Political Reconciliation and Spiritual Entrepreneurship,” National AAR, Chicago, Nov. 2008.
· Presenter, “Sacrifice of the Bartman Ball and Ambiguity in an American Ritual,” at North American Sociology of Sport Conference, Nov. 4, 2004, Tucson, AZ.
· Presenter, “Professional Baseball and Fan Disillusionment: A Religious Ritual Analysis,” at Rocky Mountain Regional AAR, Boulder, CO, Apr. 2003.
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