Jeffrey E. Scholes
912 N. Hancock Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
jscholes@uccs.edu
Education:
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Ph. D., University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology, Religious and Theological
Studies, concentration: Theology, Philosophy and Cultural Theory, 2009
 Dissertation: “A Vocation As Politics: Work and Popular Theology in a
Consumer Culture”
M. Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 2000
B.A., Baylor University, in Biology/Chemistry, 1993
Teaching Experience:
Instructor [present]
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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Religion and Politics in America
Religion and Popular Culture
World Religions
Philosophy of Religion
Introduction to Philosophy
Critical Thinking
Adjunct Instructor
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Iliff School of Theology
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University of Denver
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Ethics
Front Range Community College
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Theology and Consumer Culture
Logic
Red Rocks Community College
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Environmental Ethics
Teaching Assistant
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Iliff School of Theology
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Theological Imagination and Construction
Honors and Awards:
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Solo Flight Teaching Fellowship, 2007-2008, Iliff School of Theology
Gerald L. and Florence M. Schlessman Doctoral Fellowship, 2001-2004, Iliff School
of Theology
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Religion and Society Masters Thesis Fellowship, 2000, Princeton Theological
Seminary
Publications:
Articles
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“Professional Baseball and Fan Disillusionment: A Religious Ritual Analysis,”
Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, vol. VI, summer 2004.
“Sacrifice of the Bartman Ball and Ambiguity in an American Ritual,” Journal of
Religion and Society, vol. 7, 2005.
[forthcoming] “Vocation,” Religion Compass.
Book Reviews
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Consuming Faith, Tom Beaudoin, Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, vol. X,
summer 2005.
Presentations:
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Presenter, “Rick Warren, Political Reconciliation and Spiritual Entrepreneurship,”
National AAR, Chicago, Nov. 2008.
Presenter, “Sacrifice of the Bartman Ball and Ambiguity in an American Ritual,” at
North American Sociology of Sport Conference, Nov. 4, 2004, Tucson, AZ.
Presenter, “Professional Baseball and Fan Disillusionment: A Religious Ritual
Analysis,” at Rocky Mountain Regional AAR, Boulder, CO, Apr. 2003.
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