...I specialize in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean but am also interested in modern American civic religion. I participated in Harvard's Religion in Public Life Program where I was trained to teach students about the many ways in which religion plays a role in otherwise "secular" areas. I h... (read more)
...I try to use visual or symbolic approaches if more conventional approaches fail. Analogies can also be helpful. Following are two examples of my teaching style on two sets of concepts: Example 1: Suppose a student is trying to solve the following
hypothetical problem. (read more)