John Corrigan
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John Corrigan is a religion
scholar, known for being the author of a number of books on religion. He currently is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University
. He is a leader in the academic study of religion and emotion and in the field of the spatial humanities. His narrative histories of religion in America are widely adopted in university courses. He formerly was a union bricklayer in Chicago.
, Harvard, Arizona State University
, Oxford University, University of London
, University of Halle-Wittenberg
, University College (Dublin), visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome
, and Research Associate at the American Antiquarian Society
. He also has taught at the Florence Center of FSU. He is the editor of the Chicago History of American Religion, a book series published by the University of Chicago Press, co-editor of The Spatial Humanities, a book series published by Indiana University Press, and co-editor of the academic journal Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture.
His research on American religious history has focused on its emotional components, instances of religious violence, and the interwovenness of political, social, and religious ideologies. His research since 2000 increasingly has focused on integrating spatial technologies (such as GIS) into the humanities, developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of space and place, and theorizing ways in which the emergent digital humanities can advance the study of religion and culture when framed by spatial considerations.
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
scholar, known for being the author of a number of books on religion. He currently is the Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. He is a leader in the academic study of religion and emotion and in the field of the spatial humanities. His narrative histories of religion in America are widely adopted in university courses. He formerly was a union bricklayer in Chicago.
Biography
Corrigan (1952- ) holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago since 1982. He served as regular or visiting faculty at the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, Harvard, Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, Oxford University, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
, University College (Dublin), visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
, and Research Associate at the American Antiquarian Society
American Antiquarian Society
The American Antiquarian Society , located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and national research library of pre-twentieth century American History and culture. Its main building, known also as Antiquarian Hall, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark...
. He also has taught at the Florence Center of FSU. He is the editor of the Chicago History of American Religion, a book series published by the University of Chicago Press, co-editor of The Spatial Humanities, a book series published by Indiana University Press, and co-editor of the academic journal Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture.
Work
His books include The Hidden Balance (Cambridge University Press, 1987); The Prism of Piety (Oxford University Press, 1991); Religion in America (coauthor, Prentice Hall, 1992, 1998; 2003; 2010); Jews, Christians, Muslims (coauthor, Prentice Hall, 1998, 2010); Readings in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (coeditor, Prentice Hall, 1998); Emotion and Religion (coauthor, Greenwood, 2000); Business of the Heart: Religion and Emotion in the Nineteenth Century (University of California Press, 2002); Religion and Emotion: Approaches and Interpretations, ed., (Oxford University Press, 2004), French and Spanish Missions in North Americahttp://www.ecai.org/na-missions/, an interactive electronic book (co-author, California Digital Library/University of California, 2004), The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Emotion, (ed., Oxford University Press, 2008); Religion in American History (coeditor, Blackwell, 2010); Religious Intolerance in America: A Documentary History (coauthor, University of North Carolina Press, 2010); and The Spatial Humanities: GIS and the Future of the Humanities (co-editor, Indiana University Press, 2010).His research on American religious history has focused on its emotional components, instances of religious violence, and the interwovenness of political, social, and religious ideologies. His research since 2000 increasingly has focused on integrating spatial technologies (such as GIS) into the humanities, developing an interdisciplinary approach to the study of space and place, and theorizing ways in which the emergent digital humanities can advance the study of religion and culture when framed by spatial considerations.