Sarah A. Wagner-Wassen
575 Scarsdale Rd ◊ Crestwood NY 10707
swagnerwassen@gmail.com
http://swagnerwassen.wordpress.com
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Areas of Research ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Early Christian Theology and Biblical Studies: Specifically the development of Christian theology and the exegesis of Scripture in early Christian literature and Second Temple Literature.
Education ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary – Crestwood, NY
September 2007 – present ◊ Master of Theology, anticipated date of graduation: May 2009 ~ current GPA 3.74
September 2005 – May 2007 ◊ Master of Arts cum laude - Concentration in Christian Theology ~ GPA 3.53
Coursework in Patristics, Biblical Studies, Canon Law, Liturgics, Byzantine History and Theology.
Universiteit Leiden – Leiden, The Netherlands
September 2004 – May 2005 ◊ Graduate Studies in Eastern Christianity
Independent coursework in Coptic, Syriac, and Middle Eastern codicology.
University Of Michigan Summer Armenian Institute – Yerevan, Armenia
July – August 2004
Intensive language course in Classical Armenian (Grabar) and field education in Armenian history and culture.
Jerusalem University College – Jerusalem, Israel
September 2003 – May 2004 ◊ Graduate Certificate in Biblical History and Geography ~ GPA 3.50
Coursework in Biblical History, Biblical Geography, Rabbinic Literature, Biblical Hebrew, and Middle Eastern History and Culture.
Cornerstone University – Grand Rapids, Michigan
September 2001 – May 2003 ◊ Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude – Majors in History and Religion, Minor in Greek ~ GPA 3.675
Coursework in Ancient Near East, Classical, and Church History, Systematic Theology, and Biblical Studies.
Independent studies with Professor Scott Carroll in basic codicology of Coptic and Medieval Greek and Latin manuscripts.
University of Akron – Akron, Ohio
September 1999 – May 2001 ◊ Post-Secondary Education Option Program ~ GPA 3.563
Coursework in Classical Greek, Egyptology, Western Civilization, and Literature.
Cuyahoga Community College – Highland Hts, Ohio
September 1998 – May 1999 ◊ Post-Secondary Education Option Program ~ GPA 3.40
Twinsburg High School
High School Diploma – Graduated June 2001
Curricular Activities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Publications:
2005: “The Coptic Book of Job and Leiden Or. 14.544: An inquiry into its Textual History and its Place with the Book of Proverbs” St. Shenouda Coptic Quarterly I.3 (2005) 3-23.
Conferences Attended:
2009: Society of Biblical Literature Northeast Regional Conference, Boston, MA. Short paper presented: “The Jewish Literary Backgrounds of the Protoevangelion of James.”
2009: Pappas Patristic Institute Graduate Student Conference. Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary, Boston MA. Short paper presented: “Authorizing Apocrypha: The Reception of Apocryphal Mary and Apocryphal Thekla in
the Early Church.”
2008: Sophia Institute Conference – Women & The Orthodox Church: Past Roles ~ Future Paradigms. Union Theological Seminary. Short paper presented: “The Ordination of Women in the Orthodox Church: Modern Confusions and Modern Directions.” Publication forthcoming.
2008: Pappas Patristic Institute Conference – The Holy Trinity in the Life of the Church. Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary, Boston MA. Short Communication Section moderator for Athanasios Despotis: “Holy Trinity and justification in the patristic interpretation of Paul.”
2008: Pappas Patristic Institute Graduate Student Conference. Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary, Boston MA. Response paper given to Thomas Dallianis: “From Charisma to Gnosis.”
2007: Pappas Patristic Institute Graduate Student Conference – Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary, Boston MA.
2006: Pappas Patristic Institute Conference – Evil and Suffering in the Patristic Period. Holy Cross Orthodox Seminary, Boston MA.
2003: Dead Sea Scrolls Conference. Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI.
2003: Society of Biblical Literature Midwest Regional Conference. Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI.
Internships & Assistantships:
2001 – 2003: Selected to be a member of the Honors Society at Cornerstone University. Met weekly to read and discuss “Great Books” and organize special on-campus events.
2003: Intern at Cornerstone University and the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Helped coordinate on-campus public lecture series on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Assisted organizing and running the museum’s academic conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls at Calvin College.
2003: Teaching Assistant at Cornerstone University for the Bible Department. Graded papers, proctored exams, and taught classes for absent professors.
2002 – 2003: Worked in the Cornerstone University Learning Center assisting students in editing papers, proctoring exams, and facilitating alternative learning for students with learning disabilities.
Extra-Curricular Activities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
2007 – present: Assisting at St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Church (Wappingers Falls, NY) with occasional preaching and leading the high school Sunday School class.
2003 – 2004: Volunteered at the East Jerusalem School, Jerusalem, Israel. Assisted the fifth grade teacher in grading, tutoring reading, and office work.
2000 – 2001: Member of Alpha Chi Honor Society at Cornerstone University. Participated in volunteer projects and society events.
2000 – 2001: Treasurer of Kappa Theta Gama, the Theatre Club at Cornerstone University. Balanced the budget, ran the concession stand, and acted as House Manager for all shows.
References ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Fr. John Behr, D.Phil. ◊ St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, NY ◊ jbehr@svots.edu
Fr. Alexander Rentel, SEOD ◊ St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, NY ◊ arentel@svots.edu
John Barnet, Ph.D. ◊ St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, NY ◊ jbarnet@svots.edu
Fr. Michael Plekon, Ph.D. ◊ CUNY – Baruch College, New York, NY ◊ MJPlekon@aol.com
Douglas C. Mohrmann, Ph.D. ◊ Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI ◊ douglas_mohrmann@cornerstone.edu
