 The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey |
 A 1st-century street in Corinth, Greece |
| RelSt 306 Religion from Athens to Istanbul (January 2007) | |
Dr. Craig Wansink
Professor and Chair,
Department of Religious Studies
Virginia Wesleyan College
Dr.
Wansink is Professor and Chair of
the Department of Religious Studies at Virginia Wesleyan College.
He has his PhD in New Testament and Ancient Christianity from Yale
University, and has studied at universities in Japan, Jordan, Germany,
and Israel. His primary research interests are in New Testament and
world religions. Dr. Wansink was raised in Sioux City, Iowa, where
he studied economics as an undergraduate at Morningside College. He
received his Master of Divinity degree from McCormick Theological
Seminary in Chicago and served churches in Illinois and Virginia. He is a
member of the CIVIC Leadership Institute (2004), he serves as Vice
Chair of the Board of Directors at Morningside College, and he regularly speaks
in a variety of venues in Hampton Roads, including at the Joint Forces
Staff College, at the Institute for Learning in Retirement, at local
elementary schools and high schools, and at local churches and
synagogues. In 1987 he was ordained as a Presbyterian (PCUSA)
minister, and he currently is pastor at Second Presbyterian
Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Wansink and 2
children make their home in Virginia Beach.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Virginia Wesleyan College (757) 455-3406
1584 Wesleyan Drive cwansink@vwc.edu
Norfolk, VA 23502
See Dr. Wansink interviewed on CNN about his research on Leonardo da Vinci's "TheLast Supper":
Dr. Wansink's cartoonish appearance on CBS Sunday Morning's Fast Draw: "What Did They Eat at the Last Supper?"
COURSES REGULARLY TAUGHT:
RELST 116 World Religions
RELST 217 The Old Testament World
RELST 218 The New Testament World
RelSt 265 Extreme Religion: The Body, Pain, Sex, and Martyrdom
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Wansink’s current research interests are in two areas. He is writing a monograph that grows out of his “Extreme Religion” course at Virginia Wesleyan, and a book on the role of food within the Christian religion.
CURRICULUM VITAE:
Education, International Study, and Academic Honors/Fellowships
Selected Research and Publications
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, PERSONAL INTERESTS, AND BACKGROUND
Formative personal and professional factors
LINKS OF INTEREST: