JEFFREY HOWARD MAHAN, Ph
CURRICULUM VITAE JEFFREY H. MAHAN Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Religion and Public Communication Iliff School of Theology 2323 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, CO 80210
EDUCATION Ph.D. Northwestern University, Religious and Theological Studies M.Div. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary B.A. The Evergreen State College
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY 2009 – Present Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Religion and Public Communication 2001 – 2009 Professor of Ministry, Media and Culture 1999 – Present Joint Iliff/DU Ph.D. faculty 2010 – 2015 Director of Professional Formation 2005 – 2009 Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty 1995 – 2005 Director of Ministry Studies 1995 - 2001 Associate Professor CENTER FOR MEDIA, RELIGON AND CULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER 2009 – Present Resident Fellow GARRETT EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 1992-1995 Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Media in Contemporary Culture 1989-1995 Associate Director of Field Education
SCHOLARSHIP Books Religion and Popular Culture in America, expanded 3rd edition, Bruce David Forbes & Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors The University of California Press: Berkeley; 2017 (1st edition 2000, revised edition 2005) Media, Religion, and Culture: An Introduction, Routledge: London; 2014 Shared Wisdom: A Guide to Case Study Reflection in Ministry, Mahan, Troxell and Allen, Abingdon Press: Nashville, 1993 A Long Way from Solving That One: Psycho/social and Ethical Implications of Ross
Macdonald’s Lew Archer Tales, University Press of America, an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield: Lanham, MD; 1990 American Television Genres, Stuart M. Kaminsky with Jeffrey H. Mahan, Nelson Hall: Chicago; 1985 Selected Articles/Book Chapters “Believing in Free Enterprise,” Jeffrey H. Mahan and David J. Worley in Routledge Handbook on Economic Theology, Stefan Schwarzkopf, ed., forthcoming “Spirituality at Work: Servant Leadership in the Western Workplace,” Ruthann Ritter and Jeffrey H. Mahan, in Practical Spiritualties in a Media Age, Curtis Coats and Monica Emerich, editors, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 . “Religion and Media,” The Religion Compass, posted January, 2012 “Reflections on the past and future of the study of religion and popular culture,” in Between Sacred and Profane: Researching Religion and Popular Culture, Gordon Lynch, ed., IB Tauris Press, pp. 47-62, 2007 “The Dead Sea Scrolls in Popular Culture: ‘I Can Give You No Idea of the Contents,’” Dead Sea Discoveries, Vol. 12, 1, pp. 87-94, 2005 “Talking about The Passion of the Christ, Lectionary Homiletics, Vol. XV, Number 4, pp. 5-6, June/July 2004 “Celluloid Savior: Jesus in The Movies,” Journal of Religion and Film, Vol. 6, Number 1, 40 paragraphs, April, 2002 “Establishing a Dialogue about Religion and Popular Culture,” concluding chapter, in Religion and Popular Culture in America, Bruce David Forbes & Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors, Univ. of California Press: Berkeley, pp. 292-299, 2000 (and 2005) “Problematic Supervision in Seminary Field Education,” Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry, Vol. 17, pp. 59-64, 1996 “Beyond Censorship: Ecumenical Juries Seek Out the Human Spirit,” Christianity and the Arts, Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter 1994 “Claiming the Wisdom of the People of God: Recovering Biblical and Theological Language as a Primary Vehicle for Reflection on Acts of Ministry,” Journal of Supervision and Training, Vol. 14, pp. 59-64, 1992-1993 “Explorations of Lew Archer,” Clues, pp. 1-39, Winter, 1987 “Once Upon a Time in the West,” explor, 7, pp. 80-93, 1984 “The Hard-boiled Detective in the Fallen World,” Clues, pp. 90-99, Fall/Winter, 1980 “What is Criticism?” Blau Augen, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 13-14, Winter, 1980
Mahan, p. 2
Recent Public Scholarship and Community Presentations “Borders and Boundaries at the 68th Berlinale,” Looking Beyond the Screen, the newsletter of the International Interchurch Film Organization (Interfilm), posted 12/03/2018 “Christianity in the digital age: From mastering new tools to understanding emerging cultures,” Georgetown University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, blog forum, May, 2017 “Trump, Religion, and Popular Culture,” University of California Press blog, April, 2017 Denver Film Society, curate and teach, “Buddhism and Film,” with Willian Jeavons, a four week course, January, 2017 Denver Film Society, CineLatino Festival, opening night panel with film maker Julio Quintana, September, 2016 Denver Film Society, Curate and teach, “Seeing is Believing” a four week course on religion and film, February, 2015 “Cultures shaped by Pixels,” op-ed, Times Union, Albany New York, Nov 8, 2014 “The Hegemony of her Sway,” one of a series of short essays responding to Kathryn Lofton’s Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon. The Immanent Frame an online journal/forum of the Social Scientific Research Council. Posted March 14, 2011
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS International Society for Media, Religion and Culture Local Host Committee, 2018 Meeting at The University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016 – Present American Academy of Religion Media, Religion, and Culture Consultation, steering committee, 2004-2007 Religion and Popular Culture Group, founding co-chair, 1995-2000 Interfilm-World Association of Christian Communicators Interfilm Ecumenical Film Festival Juries: Montreal International Film Festival: 2013, 1997, 1993, 1991, 1986 & 1984 Berlin International Film Festival, 2001&1995 Cannes Festival International du Film, 1988
ORDINATION IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Elder Deacon
1983 – present 1975 – 1983
Abridged, full version available on request
Revised 3/26/2018
Mahan, p. 3
EDUCATION Ph.D. Northwestern University, Religious and Theological Studies M.Div. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary B.A. The Evergreen State College
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY 2009 – Present Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Professor of Religion and Public Communication 2001 – 2009 Professor of Ministry, Media and Culture 1999 – Present Joint Iliff/DU Ph.D. faculty 2010 – 2015 Director of Professional Formation 2005 – 2009 Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty 1995 – 2005 Director of Ministry Studies 1995 - 2001 Associate Professor CENTER FOR MEDIA, RELIGON AND CULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER 2009 – Present Resident Fellow GARRETT EVANGELICAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 1992-1995 Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Media in Contemporary Culture 1989-1995 Associate Director of Field Education
SCHOLARSHIP Books Religion and Popular Culture in America, expanded 3rd edition, Bruce David Forbes & Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors The University of California Press: Berkeley; 2017 (1st edition 2000, revised edition 2005) Media, Religion, and Culture: An Introduction, Routledge: London; 2014 Shared Wisdom: A Guide to Case Study Reflection in Ministry, Mahan, Troxell and Allen, Abingdon Press: Nashville, 1993 A Long Way from Solving That One: Psycho/social and Ethical Implications of Ross
Macdonald’s Lew Archer Tales, University Press of America, an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield: Lanham, MD; 1990 American Television Genres, Stuart M. Kaminsky with Jeffrey H. Mahan, Nelson Hall: Chicago; 1985 Selected Articles/Book Chapters “Believing in Free Enterprise,” Jeffrey H. Mahan and David J. Worley in Routledge Handbook on Economic Theology, Stefan Schwarzkopf, ed., forthcoming “Spirituality at Work: Servant Leadership in the Western Workplace,” Ruthann Ritter and Jeffrey H. Mahan, in Practical Spiritualties in a Media Age, Curtis Coats and Monica Emerich, editors, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 . “Religion and Media,” The Religion Compass, posted January, 2012 “Reflections on the past and future of the study of religion and popular culture,” in Between Sacred and Profane: Researching Religion and Popular Culture, Gordon Lynch, ed., IB Tauris Press, pp. 47-62, 2007 “The Dead Sea Scrolls in Popular Culture: ‘I Can Give You No Idea of the Contents,’” Dead Sea Discoveries, Vol. 12, 1, pp. 87-94, 2005 “Talking about The Passion of the Christ, Lectionary Homiletics, Vol. XV, Number 4, pp. 5-6, June/July 2004 “Celluloid Savior: Jesus in The Movies,” Journal of Religion and Film, Vol. 6, Number 1, 40 paragraphs, April, 2002 “Establishing a Dialogue about Religion and Popular Culture,” concluding chapter, in Religion and Popular Culture in America, Bruce David Forbes & Jeffrey H. Mahan, editors, Univ. of California Press: Berkeley, pp. 292-299, 2000 (and 2005) “Problematic Supervision in Seminary Field Education,” Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry, Vol. 17, pp. 59-64, 1996 “Beyond Censorship: Ecumenical Juries Seek Out the Human Spirit,” Christianity and the Arts, Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter 1994 “Claiming the Wisdom of the People of God: Recovering Biblical and Theological Language as a Primary Vehicle for Reflection on Acts of Ministry,” Journal of Supervision and Training, Vol. 14, pp. 59-64, 1992-1993 “Explorations of Lew Archer,” Clues, pp. 1-39, Winter, 1987 “Once Upon a Time in the West,” explor, 7, pp. 80-93, 1984 “The Hard-boiled Detective in the Fallen World,” Clues, pp. 90-99, Fall/Winter, 1980 “What is Criticism?” Blau Augen, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 13-14, Winter, 1980
Mahan, p. 2
Recent Public Scholarship and Community Presentations “Borders and Boundaries at the 68th Berlinale,” Looking Beyond the Screen, the newsletter of the International Interchurch Film Organization (Interfilm), posted 12/03/2018 “Christianity in the digital age: From mastering new tools to understanding emerging cultures,” Georgetown University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, blog forum, May, 2017 “Trump, Religion, and Popular Culture,” University of California Press blog, April, 2017 Denver Film Society, curate and teach, “Buddhism and Film,” with Willian Jeavons, a four week course, January, 2017 Denver Film Society, CineLatino Festival, opening night panel with film maker Julio Quintana, September, 2016 Denver Film Society, Curate and teach, “Seeing is Believing” a four week course on religion and film, February, 2015 “Cultures shaped by Pixels,” op-ed, Times Union, Albany New York, Nov 8, 2014 “The Hegemony of her Sway,” one of a series of short essays responding to Kathryn Lofton’s Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon. The Immanent Frame an online journal/forum of the Social Scientific Research Council. Posted March 14, 2011
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS International Society for Media, Religion and Culture Local Host Committee, 2018 Meeting at The University of Colorado, Boulder, 2016 – Present American Academy of Religion Media, Religion, and Culture Consultation, steering committee, 2004-2007 Religion and Popular Culture Group, founding co-chair, 1995-2000 Interfilm-World Association of Christian Communicators Interfilm Ecumenical Film Festival Juries: Montreal International Film Festival: 2013, 1997, 1993, 1991, 1986 & 1984 Berlin International Film Festival, 2001&1995 Cannes Festival International du Film, 1988
ORDINATION IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Elder Deacon
1983 – present 1975 – 1983
Abridged, full version available on request
Revised 3/26/2018
Mahan, p. 3
