This year Dr. Denton-Borhaug has presented papers and led gatherings for the following:

  • "How Did War Get to Be Religious? Supporting Christian Peace Builders in U.S. War-culture" Retreat Leader for Mennonite Lehigh Valley Conferences, Feb. 8-10, 2013.
  • American Academy of Religion in November, 2011: "War, Moral Injury, and the Construction of Masculinity" and "De-transcendentalizing War, De-Centering Sacrifice".
  • The Emory University Conference on Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding, June, 2011: “Sacrifice, Civil Religion, and Obstacles to Peacebuilding in the U.S.”
    Dr. Denton-Borhaug is the '11 recipient of The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. She follows in the footsteps of Dr. Don St. John, the '10 recipient of this same award that has been presented annually at Moravian College since 1964 to the faculty member selected on the basis of a poll of seniors, faculty, and administrators, with the final choice made by a panel of past recipients, the Dean of the College, and the President.  The criteria for selection are excellence in teaching, professional development, and relationship to students.

Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Associate Professor and Dept. Chair
Blog: http://kdentonblog.wordpress.com/

KDB

Education:
B.A., California State University, Northridge
M.Div. with Honors, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA

Interests:
Currently Dr. Denton-Borhaug is working on research related to the Christian understandings of sacrifice and sacrificial ideology in U.S. "war-culture." She also works on feminist and liberationist ethics and theology, soteriology, and theology and culture.

Recent Book:
U.S. War-culture, Sacrifice and Salvation (London: Equinox, 2011). Religion and Violence Series, Co-editors Rosemary Radford Ruether and Lisa Isherwood.
See the blog listed abovefor more information.

Recent Articles and Activities:
"Sacrifice, Moral Injury, and the Work of Healing after War," Caring Connections: An Inter-Lutheran Journal for Practitioners and Teachers of
Pastoral Care and Counseling, http://caringconnectionsonline.org/, Winter 2013.
"Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan: Religion and Politics in U.S. War-culture," Dialog, Summer 2012.
Panelist at recent peace event in Lancaster, PA: "Stories of Taxes and Conscience in a Culture of War" sponsored by 1040 for Peace and Every Church a Peace Church, spring 2012.
Recipient of the Dec. 2012 "Peace Pilgrim Award" at the "53rd Peace Pilgrimage" in Bethlehem, and keynote speaker, “De-escalating U.S. War-culture: A Primer for Peace Advocates”.
Commissioner at Truth Commission on Conscience in War, Riverside Church, New York, March 21-22, 2010.
"Sacrifice and U.S. War-culture," Prajna Vihara: Journal of Philosophy and Religion. Vol. 10 No. 1-2 Jan-Dec.2009, 51-76.
"War-culture and Sacrifice," Feminist Theology. Vol. 18(2) January 2010.
"A Theological Reflection on Torture and Democracy," Dialog: A Journal of Theology. Vol 47, No.3, Fall 2008.
"The Language of `Sacrifice' in the Buildup to War: A Feminist Rhetorical and Theological Analysis, The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, spring, 2007. http://www.usask.ca/relst/jrpc/
"A Deadly Nexus: `Necessity," Christian Salvation and War Culture, International
Journal of the Humanities, Vol 5, Issue 9, fall '07, pp. 161-168. http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/

Courses:
First Year Seminar 101: What Is Education For?
110: What Is Religion?
131: Jesus Saves? Salvation Metaphors in Christian Thought
165: Lifewalk of Justice: Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies
136: Seeing and Believing: Women, Religion and Film
211: Christian Ethics and War
217: Paul through Jewish and Christian Eyes
225: Theology and Culture
240: Jewish and Christian Feminism
245: Religion and Politics
255: Latin American Liberation Theology (with travel seminar to U.S./Mexico border region)
296: The Civil Rights Movement and the Moral Life
370: The Senior Seminar: Disruptive Christian Ethics

Contact:
Phone: 610-625-7104
Email: kdenton@moravian.edu
Office: Comenius 109