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Amy Werkheiser

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Contact Information

Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building- Office 3022A

Office Hours

by appointment
Teaching Assistant
M.A. Student
Her Majesty

Biography

Graduate student in religious studies with graduate minor in global studies, and Teaching Assistant at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Skills include public speaking/teaching, cross-cultural engagement, creative arts and drama, strategic thinking, and innovation. Passionate about teaching and mentoring college-age students, helping people discover their talents and skills, experiencing diverse cultures and traveling, studying religion, anthropology, and world history.

Research Interests

  • Religion, History, and Culture of the Ancient Mediterranean World
  • Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity 
  • Maccabean Literature 
  • The Early Christian Church in Anatolia
  • Religion and Multiculturalism
  • Relationships between religion and identity

 

Education

  • M.A., Biblical Exegesis, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL                                                                             
  • B.A., Preaching and Evangelism, Central Bible College, Springfield, MO                                                                          
  • Certificate, International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) TESOL 120 Hours                                 
  • Certification, Guided Language Acquisition Development (GLAD)                                             

Grants

Summer 2024- Foreign Language Area Studies Summer Fellowship, Beginning Turkish, Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign    

Courses Taught

PHIL/REL 110- World Religions 

  • Teaching Assistant: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024