Hello, G-R Listers,
It's so nice to find a list like this. I'll join in with a note of
introduction.
Academics and Religion. I have a B.A. in Religious Studies from Lawrence
University (Wisconsin, USA) and a M.A. in Divinity from the University of
Chicago where I worked generally in "religion and the human sciences." I'm
currently working on a Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness at University
of California/Santa Cruz. The dissertation is far from being thought out
as I'm still in class taking mode ... learning all about political economy
and post-structuralism at the moment, but I'm allegedly going to write
about "women's narratives of religious conversion."
My life and religion. Grew up in a Fundamentalist community in Montana -
Dutch Calvinists - but never made a "profession of faith." I do community
organizing work with an interfaith group I helped found called The Center
for Community Values (CCV) www.the-ccv.org I don't hold an official
membership in any specific religion.
Miscellaneous. I work as a market researcher for a tech PR firm in Silicon
Valley ... used to be a computer programmer ... ah, the religion of
technology. :-) And I'm queer.
Shan, your online stuff sounds wonderful. Is it open to folks all over the
Internet or does one have to be affiliated with a specific school? I'd
love to hear more details.
peace and justice,
Karen
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Karen deVries
Ph.D. Candidate
History of Consciousness Board
Oakes 307
UC/Santa Cruz
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For every complex problem there is an easy answer, and it is wrong.
H.L. Mencken
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