Teresa BERGER
My scholarly interests lie in the fields of constructive theology and liturgical studies (I hold doctorates in both). Primary conversation partners in other fields are in gender studies, cultural studies, and -- most recently -- digital media theories. Originally from Europe, I have been living and working in North America for many years now, first at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and since 2007, at Yale.
Biography
My scholarly interests lie in the fields of constructive theology and liturgical studies. Primary conversation partners in other fields are in gender studies, cultural studies, and -- most recently -- digital media theories. In the past, I have written extensively on liturgy and women's lives, see for example Dissident Daughters: Feminist Liturgies in Global Context (2001); Fragments of Real Presence: Liturgical Traditions in the Hands of Women (2005); Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History (2011). I also co-produced a video documentary, Worship in Women’s Hands (2007). Other scholarly interests of mine are the hymns of Charles Wesley and the liturgical thought of the nineteenth-century Anglo-Catholic revival. I also write regularly for the liturgy blog Pray Tell.Originally from Europe, I have been living and working in North America for many years now, first at Duke University in Durham, NC, and since 2007, at Yale.
Education
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L.Th., St. John's College, Nottingham
M.Th., University of Mainz
Dr. theol., University of Heidelberg
Dipl. Theol., University of Mainz
Dr. theol., University of Muenster
Habilitation, University of Muenster
Books
News
new Podcast on digital media and religious practices
By: Teresa BERGER
Subjects: Media and Cultural Studies, Media, Journalism and Communications, Philosophy and Religion, Religion
Here is a link to a Podcast I did, in the inaugural edition of a new YDS series, “The Quadcast,” conversing with Emily Judd ’18 M.A.R. about how digital media affect online faith communities and religious practice. Listen to the podcast.
presenting my research at the Congress of Societas Liturgica in Leuven
By: Teresa BERGER
I will be presenting part of my research from my new book at the XXVI Congress of Societas Liturgica in Leuven, Belgium, August 7-12, 2017. The title of my presentation is: "Sacraments in Cyberspace?"