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

  • Education
    • BSc, Human Development and Family Studies – Warner Pacific College
    • MA, Socio-Cultural Anthropology – University of Durham, UK