Faculty
Caryn Reeder, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament, Co-Coordinator of Gender Studies
Office Location:
Porter Center Room 13
Office Available:
Mondays 1:00-3:00pm; Wednesdays 11:30-3:00pm
Dr. Reeder earned a B.A. from Augustana College, an M.A. in biblical studies from Wheaton College, and an M.Phil. in Old Testament and Ph.D. in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. She came to Westmont in 2007. Her research interests include the household, gender, and violence in the Bible and biblical worlds. Her recent research addresses women, children, and warfare in the Gospel of Luke, and the interpretation of the story of the Samaritan woman in the context of women's lives in the church. She also teaches in the Gender Studies program. Her newest book, The Samaritan Woman's Story: Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo, will be published in January 2022 by InterVarsity Press.