Victor Thasiah, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion
Victor Thasiah teaches at the intersection of religion, ethics, politics, and philosophy. His areas of interest include: political theology; Christian ethics; global justice; human rights; religion, memory, identity, conflict, and violence; Christianity and Africa; Christianity and capitalism; and contemporary forms of anarchism. Dr. Thasiah is currently working on a book project called Rwandan Political Theology, which engages the political implications of Christianity for both church and society drawn by Rwandan Lutheran Christian communities before (as refugees) and after (as rebuilders) the 1994 genocide. He is also working on an anarchist ecclesiology.
Dr. Thasiah regularly speaks to community groups. To arrange for a speaking engagement, email him at vthasiah@callutheran.edu.
Education
- Ph.D., Theology, Oxford University (2007)
- Research Fellow, University of Tuebingen (1998)
- M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary (1997)
- B.A., Psychology, University of California at Santa Cruz (1994)
Expertise
Courses
Early Church History and Theology (Oxford University)
The Problem of Evil, Terrorism, and Torture (Elmhurst College)
Global Ethics, Human Rights, and Religion
Violence, Religion, and Ethics
Introduction to Christianity
Contemporary Christian Ethics
Christianity and Global Politics (2013)
Email: vthasiah@callutheran.edu
Office: Humanities 232
