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faculty
Crystal Lubinsky, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor / Director of Religious Studies Program
History
Contact
508-999-8301
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Balsam Hall 9177
Education
| 2012 | University of Edinburgh, New College, UK | PhD Ecclesiastical History |
| 2002 | New York University | MA in Religious Studies |
| 2000 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | BA History and Religion & Philosophy |
Teaching
- Religious Studies
- History of Christianity
- Mythology - Scripture as Literature/History
- Ancient History
- Gender / Sexual Issues in Mediterranean
Teaching
Courses
Freshman seminar focused on helping students in their second semester develop skills related to academic and personal success. Designated for students who have successfully completed their University Studies 1E requirement but are at risk for academic probation.
Investigation of important North American contributions to human civilization, from Jazz and the airplane, to nuclear weapons and Cheese Wiz, to individual rights, the written constitution and the democratic republic. Topics could include Coming Down with the Blues; building the car, or the plane, Hollywood and the Invention of mass cinema; from inalienable rights to human rights; the Long 1960s as Cultural Revolution. May be repeated with change of content.
Introduces students to historical method and perspective through comparative study of human societies and cultures. The concept of "civilization" is examined in varied contexts through comparisons of social, economic, and political institutions, as well as systems of thought and religion, from pre-history to around 1400.
A requirement for all History majors and minors, this course introduces students to the skills necessary for effective historical study: understanding and analyzing primary and secondary sources; critical thinking; library and research strategies; and historical writing. This course is a prerequisite for all history seminars beginning in 2006-2007, so students should take this course early in their careers.
This course will examine the response of several world religions to the following issues: human origins, purpose (teleology), evil, "redemption" and the "future estate." We will also examine how new religions often sprang from attempts to reform preexisting religious structure, necessitating a radical reinterpretation of the older religion's doctrines and institutions.
Introduction to the academic interdisciplinary study of religion, including the basic concepts and methodologies employed in understanding religion and interpreting religious beliefs, practices and artifacts. Topics covered may include historical and contemporary debates on religious issues, morality, the sacred and the profane and related themes.
Introduction to the academic interdisciplinary study of religion, including the basic concepts and methodologies employed in understanding religion and interpreting religious beliefs, practices and artifacts. Topics covered may include historical and contemporary debates on religious issues, morality, the sacred and the profane and related themes.
Offered as needed to introduce historical and/or current topics or themes in Religious Studies, engaged at an advanced level. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content.
This course will examine the response of several world religions to the following issues: human origins, purpose (teleology), evil, "redemption" and the "future estate." We will also examine how new religions often sprang from attempts to reform preexisting religious structure, necessitating a radical reinterpretation of the older religion's doctrines and institutions.
Research
Research interests
- Monasticism
- Saints - Hagiography
- Sexuality
- Ancient Mediterranean Cultures
- Christian History
Select publications
- Crystal Lynn Lubinsky
Studia Traditionis Theologiae
Removing Masculine Layers to Reveal a Holy Womanhood: The Female Transvestite Monks of Late Antique Eastern Christianity., 13 - Crystal Lynn Lubinsky (2013).
Re-reading Masculinity in Christian Greco-Roman Culture through Ambrose and the Female Transvestite Monk, Matrona of Perge.
Studia Patristica, 69, 51-66.