David Reis Bridgewater College

David Reis teaches students at the University of Oregon as a Courtesy Visiting Professor and Adjunct Instructor with the Department of Religious Studies. During his time at Bridgewater College, he lectured on a variety of topics in biblical studies and Christianity, including classes on biblical interpretation and the life of Jesus. David Reis also conducted courses in Far Eastern religions and ancient Mediterranean cultures. When he joined the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon in 2006, he taught seminars on martyrdom, sex and gender in early Christianity, early and medieval Christian heresy, and Jewish and Christian spiritual autobiographies.

In addition to teaching at Bridgewater College from 2008 to 2012, David Reis also served as an Assistant Professor at the College of Santa Fe and Visiting Assistant Professor at West Virginia University and Wells College. Concurrent with his responsibilities as a professor, Dr. Reis has stayed active in the academic community as a presenter and as the author of numerous articles, dictionary entries, and reviews. Some of Dr. Reis's most recent writings include the essay "Peripatetic Pedagogy: Travel and Transgression in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles" and a chapter in the book Reading Acts in the Second Century, which will be published in 2012 by Equinox Publishing. David Reis has presented his research on early Christianity at the Fifteenth and Sixteenth International Conferences on Patristic Studies, annual meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature, and regional meetings of the American Academy of Religion.

An alumnus of Claremont Graduate University, David Reis holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Religion. He studied history at Santa Clara University and Creighton University as well, earning a B.A. and an M.A. in History, respectively. He belongs to the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Academy of Religion, the North American Patristics Society, and the North American Association for the Study of Religion.