Kathleen Gallagher Elkins is an associate professor of theology and religious studies at 老澳门六合彩开奖记录. Her research focuses on early Christian and Jewish texts, including the texts of the New Testament. Gallagher Elkins joined 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 in 2014. She is a recipient of the Donald B. King Distinguished Scholar Award. Her current book project addresses violence against children in the Bible.
Her teaching focuses on the political, social and ethical impact of texts that can often be used for violent or harmful ends in order to develop reading strategies that result in a more livable world for everyone, especially those who are most vulnerable.
Mary, Mother of Martyrs: How Motherhood Became Self-Sacrifice in Early Christianity, 2018, Feminist Studies in Religion Press.