Experts and Thought Leaders in Religious Studies

Rosalind Hackett

Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Most Relevant Research Interests
Religious studies
Other Research Interests (12)
General Arts and Humanities
Cultural Studies
History
Sociology and Political Science
Religions of Africa
And 7 more
About
Rosalind I. J. Hackett is an Extraordinary Professor at University of the Western Cape, South Africa (Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice). She was professor and head of religious studies and adjunct in anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. From 2003-08 she was a Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. She received her PhD in religious studies from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1986, and prior to that taught at Nigerian universities for eight years. In 2000-01 she spent a year at Harvard University as a Liberal Arts Fellow in Law and Religion, Harvard Law School, and was a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at HDS. She was a Rockefeller Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame in 2003-04. She was appointed a Mellon Fellow at the University of Cape Town in Religious Studies in May 2014. Dr. Hackett has published widely on religion in Africa, notably on new religious movements, religious media, gender and religion, regulation of religious diversity, and religion and conflict. She has been very active in the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) and was reelected President from 2010-15). She is the cofounder of the IAHR Women Scholars Network. She was a founding member of the African Association for the Study of Religions and has also served as President of the North American Association for the Study of Religions. She is part of the founding steering committee of the African Consortium on Law and Religion Studies, founder/coordinator of the Jazz for Justice Project and the UT Gulu Study and Service Abroad Program in Northern Uganda.
Most Relevant Publications (5+)

11 total publications

Power and Periphery: Studies of Gender and Religion in Africa

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion / Jan 01, 2000

Hackett, R. I. J. (2000). Power and Periphery: Studies of Gender and Religion in Africa. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 12(1–4), 238–244. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006800x00148

Oslo Conference On Freedom of Religion or Belief Oslo, Norway, 12-15 August 1998

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion / Jan 01, 1999

Hackett, R. I. J. (1999). Oslo Conference On Freedom of Religion or Belief Oslo, Norway, 12-15 August 1998. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, 11(1), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006899x00393

Art and Religion in Africa: Some Observations and Reflections

Journal of Religion in Africa / Jan 01, 1994

Hackett, R. I. J. (1994). Art and Religion in Africa: Some Observations and Reflections. Journal of Religion in Africa, 24(1–4), 294–308. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006694x00165

Theory of Social Involvement: A Case Study in the Anthropology of Religion, State, and Society

Journal of Religion in Africa / Aug 01, 1994

Hackett, R. I. J., & Aigbe, S. A. (1994). Theory of Social Involvement: A Case Study in the Anthropology of Religion, State, and Society. Journal of Religion in Africa, 24(3), 267. https://doi.org/10.2307/1581303

Report On the Conference "the Study of Religions in Africa", the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, September 15-19, 1992

Numen / Jan 01, 1993

Olupona, J. K., & Hackett, R. I. J. (1993). Report On the Conference “the Study of Religions in Africa”, the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, September 15-19, 1992. Numen, 40(3), 319–321. https://doi.org/10.1163/156852793x00202

Sedefka Beck

Associate professor of economics with a passion for data analysis and its capacity to convert raw data into valuable insights
Most Relevant Research Interests
Religious studies
Other Research Interests (2)
General Social Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
About
Sedefka Beck, Ph.D. has been teaching at Valparaiso University for the last 12 years. She came to higher education after an extensive experience in the industry. She has delivered data driven management solutions in the areas of Marketing Analytics, Risk Management, Business Strategy and Fraud analysis at Citigroup, Discover and HSBC. In addition to her experience in the financial services industry, she has developed analytically driven business solutions for Geometry Global’s web-based retail client, while employing various reporting, segmentation and modeling techniques.
Most Relevant Publications (2+)

4 total publications

A Gospel of Prosperity? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religion and Earned Income in Ghana, the Most Religious Country in the World*

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion / Mar 01, 2016

Beck, S. V., & Gundersen, S. J. (2016). A Gospel of Prosperity? An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religion and Earned Income in Ghana, the Most Religious Country in the World*. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55(1), 105–129. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12247

Wage Differentials in the United States: Does Religious Participation Matter?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion / Sep 01, 2016

Beck, S. V. (2016). Wage Differentials in the United States: Does Religious Participation Matter? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 55(3), 558–578. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jssr.12286