Nathan Rein

Current

Associate Professor at Ursinus College

Past

Teaching Fellow at Harvard University
Communications Assistant at Arizona Relay Service

Education

Harvard University
Columbia University

Connections

87 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

Nathan Rein’s Summary

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.

Nathan Rein’s 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.

Nathan Rein’s Experience

Associate Professor

Ursinus College

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

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.
Teaching Fellow

Harvard University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

September 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 9 months)

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.
Communications Assistant

Arizona Relay Service

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1993 — 1995 (2 years )

Nathan Rein’s Education

Harvard University

PhD , Religious Studies , 1993 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Dudley House, Creative writing program co-coordinator
Columbia University

BA , Religious Studies , 1988 — 1992