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About Michael Barram

Ph.D., Biblical Studies (New Testament), Union Theological Seminary-PSCE, 2001 (Richmond, VA)
Th.M., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1995
M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1994 (Joseph T. Sudduth Award for Biblical Studies)
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Whitworth College, 1989
 
I have been a member of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at Saint Mary's College since 2001. My scholarly work has to do with interpretation of biblical texts and how they form their readers for participation in the purposes of God, particularly in relation to matters of economic and social justice.

Positions

2011 - Present Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Saint Mary's College of California
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts
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Present Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Theology and Religious Studies
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2017 - 2018 Member, Committee on Committees, Saint Mary's College of California
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2015 - 2017 Member, Rank and Tenure Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2014 - 2015 Sabbatical Research: "Transformation for Life: Biblical Economic Formation in Missional Perspective", Saint Mary's College of California
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2013 - 2014 Member, Theological Understanding (Core Curriculum Learning Goal) Working Group, Saint Mary's College of California
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2009 - 2013 Member, Committee on Committees, Saint Mary's College of California
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2010 - 2012 Member, Faculty Senate (SOLA Representative), Senate Liaison to the Faculty Welfare Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2009 - 2012 Department Chair, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Theology and Religious Studies
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2005 - 2011 Associate Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Saint Mary's College of California
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2010 - 2010 Member, CCIC Subcommittee on "The Common Good" learning outcomes, Saint Mary's College of California
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2010 - 2010 Member, CCIC Subcommittee on "Theological Understanding" learning outcomes, Saint Mary's College of California
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2008 - 2010 Member, Engaged Teaching Advisory Committee (CILSA), Saint Mary's College of California
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2008 - 2009 Member, Rank and Tenure Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2007 - 2008 Sabbatical Research: "Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Economic Justice", Saint Mary's College of California
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2006 - 2007 Member, Faculty Senate (At-large representative), Saint Mary's College of California
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2006 - 2007 Member, Regional Formation for Mission Board (Christian Brothers), Saint Mary's College of California
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2005 - 2007 Member, January Term Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2005 - 2007 Member, Lasallian Social Justice Institute Advisory Board, Saint Mary's College of California
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2004 - 2007 Member, Student Research and Development Fund Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2001 - 2007 Member, Faculty Center for the Advancement of Technology, Saint Mary's College of California
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2001 - 2007 Member, Faculty Development Fund Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2006 - 2006 Member, Institutional Review Board (Berkeley Policy Associates), Saint Mary's College of California
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2003 - 2006 Member, Faculty Senate Parliamentarian, Saint Mary's College of California
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2005 - 2005 Member, CILSA Associate DIrector Search Committee, Saint Mary's College of California
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2001 - 2005 Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Saint Mary's College of California
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2001 - 2001 Adjunct Instructor ("Letters of Paul"), William & Mary
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1997 - 2001 Visiting Instructor (Elementary Biblical Greek I-II), Union Theological Seminary-PSCE
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2000 - 2000 Adjunct Instructor ("Letters of Paul"), William & Mary
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Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2005 - Present Steering Committee Chair, GOCN Forum on Missional Hermeneutics (Affiliate Program of the Society of Biblical Literature)
2006 - 2006 Institutional Review Board, Berkeley Policy Associates
Editorial Board for GOCN Book Series, Eerdmans
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Courses

  • Greek Thought (Collegiate Seminar)
  • Roman, Early Christian, Medieval Thought (Collegiate Seminar)
  • Renaissance, 17th and 18th Century Thought (Collegiate Seminar)
  • 19th and 20th Century Thought (Collegiate Seminar)
  • Living Dangerously: Discipleship in Action
  • Human Dignity and Economic Justice in India (travel course)
  • Nicaragua and El Salvador: Religion and Politics in Conflict (travel course)
  • Crops, Cash, and Crossing Borders: Food Justice in Nicaragua
  • What is Social Justice?: Perspectives, Problems, and Possibilities
  • Seminar 1: Critical Strategies and Great Questions
  • The Impact and Ethics of Climate Change in Nicaragua
  • Enduring Legacies: Nicaragua and Costa Rica
  • Lasallian Service Internship II (International travel sites)
  • TRS 191 -- Intensive Inquiry and Writing in the Discipline course ("Paul's Letters and Legacy"; "Gospel of Matthew"; "Gospel of Luke")
  • Jesus and His Teaching
  • Wealth and Poverty in the Bible
  • The Bible and Its Interpretation
  • TRS 191 -- Intensive Inquiry and Writing in the Discipline course -- Scripture

Education

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2001 Doctor of Philosophy, Biblical Studies (New Testament), Union Theological Seminary-PSCE
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1995 Master of Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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1994 Master of Divinity, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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1989 Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (with minors in History and Spanish), Whitworth College
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Contact Information

Office: Dante Hall - 335
Mail: P.O. Box 4297

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Books (4)

Articles, Essays, and Book Chapters (45)