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Willemien Otten studies the history of Christianity and Christian thought with a focus on the medieval early Christian intellectual tradition, particularly in the West, emphasizing continuity of Platonic themes. Her research analyzes (early) medieval thought and theology, amalgamating biblical, classical, and patristic influences into a unique intellectual framework. Otten's work is informed by figure such as Carolingian thinker Johannes Scottus Eriugena and twelfth-century humanistic thinkers like Peter Abelard. She has co-edited several volumes, including 'Religion Memory' and 'Eriugena Creation', and her latest study, 'Thinking Nature Nature Thinking: Eriugena Emerson', explores ideas of nature and human selfhood through the works of thinkers like Augustine and William James. Otten has served as the President of the Society for Eriugenian Studies and is a former Faculty Co-Director at the Martin Marty Center for Public Understanding of Religion.
University of Chicago Divinity School • Chicago, IL
Teaching and research in history and theology, with a focus on medieval and early Christian thought.
Department of Philosophy