Joseph McLendon
PDX . OR . USA
‘[I]f our selves were just there, we’d have no reason to tell ourselves about them.’ ~ Jerome Bruner
I am a native Portlander, born and raised in an interfaith household. No matter my wanderings, I always seem to come back to the Pacific NW.
I am a Teacher. In every situation, I am an educator at heart. I am passionate about social justice, interfaith movements, and mindful living.
The coolest aspect of my life is my partner. She is my confidence when I am diffident; my temperament when I get manic.
Educational Aspirations: PhD, Cultural Anthropology
Research Interests: Role of 'pedagogy' in mediating purity/danger or risk/reward; interfaith studies; the inclusion of atheism into interfaith dialogue; the ethical considerations of pluralist societies.
Professional Aspirations: Tenure-Track Professor at a Liberal Arts Educational Institution
Specialties: Pedagogy, Anthropology, Religion/Religious Life, Atheism, Theism (broad and narrow definitions), Interfaith, 'Faitheism', Secularism