Jeremy Fisher

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Education

  • Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of Virginia
  • M.A. in Religious Studies, University of Virginia
  • M.A. in Philosophy, Kent State University
  • B.A. in Philosophy, Walsh University
  • B.A. in Political Science, Walsh University

Research Interests

  • Applied Ethics: Moral Philosophy, Social and Political Thought, Environmental, Biomedical, and Business Ethics, Just War, Love and Justice, History of Christian Ethics
  • Philosophical Study of Religion: Critiques of Religion, Theodicy, Existentialism
  • Religion in the Public Sphere: New Atheism, Religion and Politics, “Spirituality”
  • Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion: Critical Theory, Feminism, Sociological, Historical, Psychological, Anthropological Approaches
  • World Religions: Buddhism, Daoism, Wicca

Courses Taught

  • RELS 101: Approaches to Religion, Religion and Protest
  • RELS 101: Approaches to Religion, Religion and Transcendence
  • RELS 105: Intro to World Religions
  • RELS 115: Religion and Society
  • RELS 298: Religion, Ethics and Healthcare
  • HONS 175: Religion and Protest
  • HONS 235: Religion, Ethics and Healthcare

Academic Contributions

  • Presenter: Scaling the Liberal Arts: Using An Online Forum to Enhance Discussion Sections, Teaching with Technology Conference, University of Virginia, 2015
  • Manuscript Workshop Respondent, University of Virginia, 2015 “From the Theopaternal to the Theopoltical: On Barack Obama”
  • Manuscript Workshop Respondent, University of Virginia, 2013 “Divine Violence: John Brown and the Limits of Ethics”