Dr. Beck Henriksen, visiting assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, is one of 12 participants who have been selected for the 2025 Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion program, which is funded by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and hosted by Northeastern University.
The program is designed for scholars of religion who are interested in improving public religious literacy and working to translate their research for a broader audience.
Throughout January, participants are attending virtual workshops focused on the rewards, responsibilities, and risks of taking scholarship to an audience beyond the academy, led by Sacred Writes Associate Director Brook Wilensky-Lanford and in conversation with other public scholars of religion.
Henriksen’s research focuses on the anthropology of religion and gender and sexuality studies.