About

Welcome to my first attempted blog! Friends have encouraged me to start blogging for a number of reasons: I like to write, I’ve had a rather unconventional employment history, and I have a few interesting things to say. I have started adding some podcasts to the blog — they can be found on the Podcast page or by choosing the Category “podcast.” So far I have been educated at Grove City College (BA, Religious Studies), Boston University (MTS, Bible and Ecclesiastical History), and the University of Edinburgh (PhD, Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies). My research programs have been broadly based and interdisciplinary, but have most often have ended up focusing on religious studies, ancient and modern. No matter whether you are religious or not, religion influences your daily life in both subtle and obvious ways. When I’m given a classroom forum (currently part-time at Rutgers University) I try to emphasize this fact to students. Hey, it’s best to know what you’re up against out there! I use this blog to post various thoughts on several aspects of religion (mostly ancient) informed by a “specialist” in the field. I hope you enjoy it!

Steve A. Wiggins
part-time academic
compulsive reader
sometime editor
dangerously curious
failed priest

Photo credit: Neal Stephenson

Teaching posts:
Nashotah House, 1992-2005
Carroll College, 2003-2004
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2005-2006
Rutgers University, 2007-present

Tip: if you wish to do a web-search for additional information, try using “Steve A. Wiggins” in your search. I am not the gospel singer that you’ll find if you search for “Steve Wiggins”!

If you wish to contact me you can find my information on the Religion Department website of Rutgers University, New Brunswick (New Jersey).