Geoffrey Pollick received the B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, Department of Religion (Tacoma, Wash.), the M.A. in religion from the Claremont School of Theology (Claremont, Calif.), and the M.Phil from Drew University's Graduate Division of Religion (Madison, N.J.), where he is currently a candidate (A.B.D.) for the Ph.D.
His research interests include the history of religion in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century United States, critical theories of religion, religion and modern/modernist culture, and the historiography of religion in America.
Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
Geoffrey N. Pollick
gpollick (at) drew (dot) eduEDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (A.B.D.), Drew University, Madison, N.J., expected 2012
Graduate Division of Religion, Historical Studies in U.S./American Religion Dissertation: "Political Radicals and Religious Liberals at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Annis F.
Eastman, Max Eastman, and Religion in Modern America."
Dissertation Chair: J. Terry Todd
Master of Philosophy, Drew University, Madison, N.J., 2009
Comprehensive examinations, qualified with distinction.
Examination Subjects:
American Religion and Culture, 17th and 18th Centuries;
American Religion and Culture, 19th and 20th Centuries;
Theory of Religion and the Sociology of Knowledge;
Conceiving and Concealing "Religion" in American History.Master of Arts, Religion, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, Calif., 2006
Thesis: "Converting to Resistance: William Apess and the Struggle for Native History"
Committee: Ted A. Campbell, John R. FitzmierBachelor of Arts, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash., 2002
Department of Religion
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENTAdjunct Instructor of Religious Studies, Kean University
-Spring 2012: REL 1700: Introduction to the Religions of the World; REL 2702: Western Religions: Judaism, Christianity, IslamAdjunct Instructor of Religious Studies, New York University
-Spring 2009: V90.0650, Topics in Religious Studies: American EvangelicalismAdjunct Lecturer, Drew University
-Summer 2011, LOGON 297: History of Christianity: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern (online course; developed
course content and delivery system during AY 2009-2010)
-Summer 2010, Summer 2009: PASTH 681, Language and Learning in Theological Education (developmental
speaking component in an intensive English course for speakers of other languages; co-instructed)
-Fall 2008/January 2009: CRCUL 724/725, Native American Religions of the U.S. Southwest, Cross-Cultural
Immersion Course (classroom and field components, co-instructed with Dr. Herbert Huffmon)Teaching Assistant, Drew University
-Fall 2009: CHIST 202, Church History I, Dr. Catherine Peyroux
-Fall 2008: LOGON 902, American Jesus: Representing Christ in U.S. Cultures, Dr. J. Terry Todd (online course)
-Fall 2008: CHIST 202, Church History I, Dr. Catherine Peyroux
-Spring 2008: CHIST 203, Church History II, Dr. J. Terry ToddOther Experience
Web Coordinator, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University, 2007–Present
Research Assistant to Dr. J. Terry Todd, Drew University, 2007–2008
Research Assistant to Dr. John R. Fitzmier, Claremont School of Theology, 2005
PAPERS PRESENTED
"The Masses' Pagan Revolt: Max Eastman and 'Religion' among Modern U.S. Radicals," November 2010
North American Religions Section, American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, Ga.
“Max Eastman, The Masses, and Religion in Modern American Radicalism,” March 3, 2010
Historical Studies Colloquium, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University, Madison, N.J.
"Max Eastman, The Masses, and Religion in Modern American Radicalism," February 19, 2010
Seminar on Religion in New York, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
"Converting to Resistance: Reading William Apess's Struggle for Native History," March 28, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Academy of Religion, New Brunswick, N.J.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“Is the United States a Christian Nation?” March 17, 2011, course lecture, Church History II, Prof. Morris L.
Davis, Drew University Theological School.
"The Academic Study of Religion," September 20, 2010, invited facilitator, with Virginia Burrus,
Interdisciplinary Colloquium, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship, The Lilly Library, Indiana University, 2010
Edwards-Mercer Award, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University, 2010
for religion-related dissertation research
James McClintock Prize, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University, 2010
for demonstration of exceptional ability, dedication, and promise as a teacher
James Pearsall Prize, Graduate Division of Religion, Drew University, 2010
for completion of the comprehensive exams with exceptional academic distinction
Liggett Religious Leadership Award, University of Puget Sound, 2001
Jessee Trane Burwell Scholarship, Department of Religion, University of Puget Sound, 2001
President's Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, 1998–2001
PUBLICATIONS
Manuscripts in Preparation
"The Pied Piper of American Modernism: H. L. Mencken's Early Encounters with Nietzsche's Philosophy." Draft, in preparation for journal submission to Church History or Religion & American Culture."'Wickedness Walks about in Its Shirt Sleeves': Commerce, Christianization, and the Economics of Race in United Brethren Youth Print Culture." Draft, in preparation for journal submission to Church History or Religion & American Culture.
Editorial Assistance
Indexed and proofed Morris L. Davis, The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era (New York: New York University Press, 2007).
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
Drew University
Co-Chairperson, Graduate Division of Religion Student Association, 2007–2008
Faculty Search Committee, History of Christianity, Ph.D. Student Representative, 2007–2008
Student Convener, Historical Studies Area, Graduate Division of Religion, 2007–2008Claremont School of Theology
Faculty Search Committee, History of Christianity, M.A. Student Representative, 2005–2006University of Puget Sound
Religious Organizations Council, 2000–2001
LANGUAGES
German, reading proficiency
Koine Greek, low intermediate
Attic Greek, low elementary
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
American Academy of Religion
American Society of Church History