Rebecca K. Huskey

Education    

• University of Iowa, Ph.D. in Religious Studies, 2005
  • Dissertation title:  “Thought Gives Rise to Hope: An Implicit Theme in the Work of Paul Ricoeur”
  • Director: David Klemm
• University of Oklahoma, B. Musical Arts, Summa Cum Laude, 1994

Research

Interests: interpretation of sacred texts; models of sin and evil; methods and theory in the study of religion; restorative justice

Presentations

• “An Invitation to Remember: Ricoeur’s Legacy for Thought on Human Suffering,” presented at “After Ricoeur: An Interdisciplinary Conference” at Oklahoma City University, October 21, 2006
• “Forbidden Fruit and the Grocery List: Teaching Textual Interpretation to Undergraduates,” poster presentation at the national American Academy of Religion meeting, Philadelphia, PA; November, 2005
• “Discourse, Not Dogma: Paul Ricoeur’s Philosophy of Mission,” presented at the Southwest regional meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL), Dallas, TX March 15, 2003
• “Hope as Regeneration in the Work of Paul Ricoeur,” Upper Midwest regional meeting of the AAR/SBL, St. Paul MN April 5, 2002
• “Ricoeur answers Kant’s Questions:  Addressing the Issue of Suffering,” Upper Midwest regional meeting of the AAR/SBL, St. Paul MN April 20, 2001
• “ ‘How much more’: Paul Ricoeur’s Humorous Hermeneutic,” Midwest regional meeting of the AAR/SBL Chicago, IL March 31, 2001
• “From East and West and from North and South: How to Continue Discourse on the Ethics of Homosexuality,” Upper Midwest regional meeting of the AAR/SBL, St. Paul MN April 28, 2000
• “Vomiting Up our Errors:  Sin as Addiction in Augustine’s Confessions,” Upper Midwest regional meeting of the AAR/SBL, St. Paul MN April 24, 1999

Teaching

Areas of teaching competence: 19^th and 20^th Century theology and ethics, biblical hermeneutics, church history, sexual ethics, general skills for academic success

Courses Taught at OU

• Fall 2006:  Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma, Freshman Seminar, “Adult Challenges, Adult Choices: Ethics and morality for college and beyond”;  focus on the three primary methods for doing ethics, with application to the areas of academic integrity, food and consumption, and interpersonal relationships
• Spring 2006:  Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma, Strategies for Success; instruction and support in time management, study skills, and wise choices for college students
• Fall 2005,  Fall 2004: Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma, Gateway to College Learning; an extended orientation for first-year students with an emphasis on study skills, time management, and knowledge of the university’s traditions and resources
• Spring 2003: Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma, UNIV 2900; an introductory course on the New Testament and the Jewish apocalyptic thought and messianic movements that influenced it
• Fall 2003:  Research Associate/teaching assistant to Professor Tom Boyd, University of Oklahoma, for RELS 1113, Introduction to Religious Studies

Courses Taught at the University of Iowa

• Roman Civilization (spring 2002) an introduction to various facets of life in ancient Rome, including architecture, religion, literature, politics, and warfare
• Quest for Human Destiny (fall 2001, spring 1997, 1998)  an introduction to theological and ethical questions via sacred and secular texts
• Old Testament Survey (fall semester 2000)  examines issues surrounding sex, parenting, and death in Hebrew Bible texts
• New Testament Survey (spring 1999, 2000, fall 2000) examines links between Second Temple Judaism and the earliest forms of Christianity, with particular attention to questions of textual authority and eschatology
• Judeo-Christian Tradition (fall 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; lead TA for course in 1999) examines concurrent themes in Judaism and Christianity (e.g., sin, redemption, afterlife) and the historical tensions between the two religions

Guest/substitute lecturer for the following professors:

at the University of Oklahoma:

• Dr. Tom Boyd, Introduction to Religious Studies
• Dr. Barbara Boyd, Introduction to Religious Studies

at the University of Iowa:

• Ralph Keen, Judeo-Christian Tradition
• George Nickelsburg, New Testament Survey
• Diana Cates, Sexual Ethics
• Glenn Storey, Roman Civilization

Experience with Instructional Technology

• Co-compiler of the University of Iowa Classics Department Digital Slide Library  (2001)
• Designer of course web page for New Testament Survey (University of Iowa, 1999-2000)
• Designer of course web page for Judeo-Christian Tradition  (University of Iowa, 1999)

Awards and Grants

• Alice Lampe Heidel and John B. Heidel teaching award, received from School of Religion 1999
• Student Computing Fee Grant (1999)
  • An award in the amount of $7, 243 for a grant proposal co-written with a colleague.  The funds were used to purchase a digital camera, slide scanner, two computers, two printers and accompanying software for use by the UI School of Religion.  The equipment is used by graduate students as they prepare web sites, syllabi, and exams for the classes with which they assist.

Service

• Graduate Student Representative on the following faculty committees at the University of Iowa:
  • planning           (1999-2001)
  • undergraduate (1995-1996)
• Officer, Religion Graduate Student Organization
  • Secretary-treasurer, 1998-2001
  • Co-coordinator, 1996-1998

Community Service:

• Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake, April 2006