Dr. Joel Rasmussen

Biography

Joel Rasmussen earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2007 and currently teaches at the University of Oxford as a Professor of Historical Philosophical Theology. He is also a Fellow at Mansfield College. His academic contributions include numerous articles and book chapters, emphasizing his expertise in Historical and Systematic Theology. Notable publications include 'Irony Witness: Kierkegaard’s Poetics of Faith, Hope, Love' (T&T Clark, 2005) and co-editing several key works such as 'William James: Transatlantic Conversation' (Oxford University Press, 2014) and the 'Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century Christian Thought.' He has also edited 'Kierkegaard’s Journals and Notebooks' for Princeton University Press from 2007 to 2020. His current research focuses on a forthcoming volume titled 'Christianity and Cultures of Modernity: Westphalia to the Great War.' His research interests lie in the intersections of theology, philosophy, and intellectual history, particularly regarding the connections between Christianity, European and American philosophy, and modern cultural literature.

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