University / institution contact details
Position: Lecturer/ProfessorTheology & Religious Studies, University of Chester
Theology & Religious Studies
Parkgate Road
Chester
CH1 4BJ
United Kingdom
Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:
1. Bible and Related Literature: TR
Modern interpretation: TR
2. History of the Jewish People: TR
12: Medieval: T
13: Early Modern: T
Modern: TR
3. Religion and Religious Movements: TR
Jewish religion - general: TR
23: Rabbinic Judaism: T
Hasidism: TR
Reform Judaism: TR
29: Orthodox Judaism: T
30: Religion in the State of Israel: T
Comparative Religion: TR
Liturgy and prayer: TR
4. Jewish Thought and Philosophy: TR
34: Medieval Philosophy: T
Modern Philosophy: TR
Jewish Mysticism: TR
37: Ethics, including medical ethics: T
5. Rabbinic Literature: TR
38: Early (including Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash): T
39: Medieval: T
40: Modern: T
Jewish law (including Halachic studies, Responsa): TR
6. Literature (other than Biblical and Rabbinic): TR
43: Medieval (including scientific, poetry, Genizah studies): T
Early modern (including scientific, poetry): TR
Recent: TR
Literary criticism: TR
8. Art, Architecture and Performing Arts: TR
Art (including iconography): TR
9. Contemporary Studies: TR
Jewish identity and assimilation: TR
Anti-Semitism: TR
Holocaust Studies: TR
Interfaith studies (including Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Muslim relations): TR
Gender studies (including Women in Judaism, Feminism): TR
Description
Prior to joining the staff at Chester in October 2012, Dr Vincent held posts as the Barbro Osher Research Fellow in Memory of Krister Stendahl at the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem, and as a Rothschild Fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Glasgow. She is currently the Steering Committee co-Chair for the Religions, Holocaust and Genocide Group at the American Academy of Religion and the Reviews editor for the journal Jewish Culture and History; she also serves on the editorial board for Rodopi's Value Inquiry Book Series. Her current research is focused on modern Jewish philosophy, religion and the arts, and Jewish-Christian dialogue.