Carole R. Fontaine

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Carole R. Fontaine (born 1950) [1] is an American biblical scholar. Before retirement, she was the John Taylor professor of biblical theology and history at the Andover Newton Theological School and feminist author of six books and over 100 articles, in addition to serving on several editorial boards (including the Journal of Biblical Literature , the Catholic Biblical Quarterly , and the World Book Encyclopedia ). She has written extensively on feminist theological topics, including disability.[ citation needed ]

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Fontaine works on women's rights through NGOs designed to study the impact of religion on women's lives, particularly in a Muslim context. [2]

A collection of her poetry, Only When Women Sing: Poems on Human Rights was published in 2009.

Early life

Fontaine was born on April 11, 1950, [3] Fontaine was raised by her mother, Olive Jean Rader, and her father, Howard Foster. [3]

She went to Florida State University; [3]

Academic pursuits

Fontaine graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1972 [3] and then went to bYale Divinity School, graduating with a Master of Arts in Religion in 1976, [3] and then to Duke University where she became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1979. [3]

While at Yale Divinity, Carole R. Fontaine was recognized as a scholar. [3] Through 1976 to 1979, Fontaine was named a Gurney Harris Kearns fellow at Duke University. [3] While at Duke she received a Zion Foundation grant. [3]

Her first job as an educator was at University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1979. [3] Shortly after, she became a lecturer at Duke Divinity School. [3] In 1982, Fontaine was offered an adjunct professor position at Boston College in Massachusetts. [3] Fontaine accepted a graduate professor position from Andover Newton Theological School in 1979. [3]

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References

  1. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities  linked authority file (LAF) .
  2. "Carole Fontaine - Andover Newton Theological School". www.ANTS.edu. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Fontaine, Carole R. 1950- (Carole Rader Fontaine) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  4. "Faculty Emeriti/ae - Professors - Andover Newton Theological School". www.ANTS.edu. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.