Education
Ph.D., Religion, Florida State University |
expected 2009 |
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Fields: |
Comparative Religious Ethics; Islamic Ethics; Catholic Moral Theology; Religion and Political Thought; Religion and Sexual Ethics; Method and Theory in the Study of Religion |
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Exams: |
Methodology in the Study of Religion and Religious Ethics; History of Christian Ethics; The Islamic Tradition; Political Theory |
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Dissertation: |
"Reconciled to Liberty: Catholics, Muslims, and the Possibility of Overlapping Consensus" [précis] |
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Committee: |
John Kelsay (chair), Sumner Twiss, Aline Kalbian, Adam Gaiser, and Victoria Costa (philosophy) |
Intensive Summer Arabic, Lebanese American University, Beirut |
2006 |
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Program: |
Summer Institute for Intensive Arabic & Culture |
M.A., Religion, Florida State University |
2004 |
| B.A., Philosophy, summa cum laude with honors,
Bowling Green State University |
2002 |
| Thesis: |
“Compassion as a Bridge to Justice: Martha Nussbaum and the Historical Jesus” |
Positions
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Spruill Fellow in Law and Religion, Emory University School of Law |
2008-2009 |
Instructor, Department of Religion, Florida State University |
2006-2008 |
Research Assistant, Professor John Kelsay, Florida State University |
2006 |
Assistant to the Editors, Journal of Religious Ethics, Florida State University |
2004-2006 |
Fellowships
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship ($23,000) |
2008-2009 |
| University Fellowship, Florida State University ($18,000) |
2004-2007 |
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College Teaching Fellowship ($9,000) |
2003-2004 |
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
Barre, Elizabeth A. "Within Reason: The Epistemic Foundations of Catholic and Muslim Arguments for Political Liberalism." The Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics 29, no. 1 (2009): forthcoming. [draft text]
Book Reviews:
Barre, Elizabeth A. “Review of Khaled Abou El Fadl, Islam and the Challenge of Democracy.” Political Theology 9, no. 1 (2008): 121-123. [full text]
—. “Review of Zachary Shore, Breeding Bin Ladens: America, Islam, and the Future of Europe.” H-Net Reviews: American Studies (2007). [full text]
—. “Review of Ghazi-Walid Falah and Caroline Nagel, Eds. Geographies of Muslim Women: Gender, Religion, and Space.” Geographies of Religions and Belief Systems 1, no. 1 (2007): 78-80. [full text]
Encyclopedia Entries:
Barre, Elizabeth A. “John Courtney Murray.” In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization edited by G.T. Kurian. Boston: Blackwell, 2008.
—. “Reinhold Niebuhr.” In The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization edited by G.T. Kurian. Boston: Blackwell, 2008.
Presentations
Academic Conferences:
Barre, Elizabeth A. "A Rawls by Any Other Name: Religious Pluralism and Public Reason in the Political Vision of Barack Obama." Paper to be presented at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, November 2009. [proposal]
—. "Categorizing Liberalism(s): Catholics, Muslims, and the Possibility of Overlapping Consensus." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2008. [proposal]
—. “Within Reason: The Epistemic Foundations of Catholic and Muslim Arguments for Political Liberalism.” Paper presented at the Society of Christian Ethics Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, January 2008. [proposal]
—. “The Possibility of Religious Liberalism: The Common Good and Civil Society in Catholic and Islamic Political Thought.” Paper presented at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2007. [proposal]
—. “A Heart That Flees from Evil: The Moral Emotion of Hayaa in Islamic Thought.” Paper presented at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2006. [proposal]
—. “When Disaster Looms: Terrorism and Supreme Emergency in the Arguments of Michael Walzer and Usama Bin Ladin.” Paper presented at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2005. [proposal]
—. “The Shaykh of Islam: The Legacy of Ibn Taymiyya in 20th Century Political Islam.” Paper presented at the Florida State University Department of Religion Graduate Symposium, April 2005. [proposal]
—. “How Adam Knew Eve: Pleasures of the Body and Pleasures of Knowledge in the Sexual Ethic of Thomas Aquinas.” Paper presented at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion Annual Meeting, Winston Salem, NC, March 2005. [proposal]
Invited Lectures:
Barre, Elizabeth A. “Islam and Violence.” Lecture given as part of the Noon Lecture Series for the Academy at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, October 2006.
—. “Christian Just War Theory” and "The Lebanese War of 2006." Lectures given at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL, September 2006.
Teaching
| Instructor, Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (three semesters) |
2006-2008 |
Teaching Assistant, Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (two semesters) |
2003, 2005 |
Service
To the Field:
| Nominations Committee, Society of Christian Ethics |
2007-2008 |
Student Liaison, American Academy of Religion |
2005-2007 |
Reviewer, Journal of Religious Ethics |
2006, 2008 |
To Florida State University:
| Department of Religion Website Design and Webmastering |
2005-2007 |
To Bowling Green State University:
| University Committee on Values and the Bowling Green Experience |
2001-2002 |
Arts and Sciences Council |
2000-2002 |
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Florida State University |
2008 |
Mayeux Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis, Bowling Green State University |
2002 |
Phi Beta Kappa, Bowling Green State University |
2002 |
Languages
| Modern Standard Arabic |
Intermediate |
Classical Greek |
Low Intermediate |
Levantine Colloquial Arabic |
Elementary |
French |
Reading Knowledge |
German |
Reading Knowledge |
Memberships
American Academy of Religion
Society of Christian Ethics
Middle East Studies Association
American Political Science Association (Religion and Politics Section)
Southeast Commission for the Study of Religion
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
References
John Kelsay
Richard L. Rubenstein Distinguished Research Professor of Religion
Co-Editor, Journal of Religious Ethics
Department of Religion
Florida State University
M05 Dodd Hall
P.O. Box 3061520
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1520
850.644.0209
jkelsay@admin.fsu.edu
Sumner B.
Twiss
Distinguished Professor of Human Rights, Ethics, & Religion
Co-Editor, Journal of Religious Ethics
Department of Religion
Florida State University
M05 Dodd Hall
P.O. Box 3061520
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1520
850.644.0688
stwiss@admin.fsu.edu
Aline Kalbian
Associate Professor of Religion
210 Dodd Hall
Department of Religion
Florida State University
M05 Dodd Hall
P.O. Box 3061520
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1520
850.644.9878
akalbian@mailer.fsu.edu