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Terra T. Rowe

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Philosophy and Religion

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Drew University, 2016
    Major: Theological Studies
    Specialization: Philosophical Studies
    Dissertation: Toward a Better Worldliness: Ecology, Economy and the Protestant Tradition
  • MA, The Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia, 2009
    Major: Theology
    Specialization: Feminist theology
    Dissertation: Lutheran Feminist Aesthetics
  • MA, Wartburg Seminary, 2007
    Major: Diaconal Ministry
    Specialization: Lutheran Theology
    Dissertation: Hermeneutic of the Cross: A Contemporary Reading of Luther's Theology of the Cross as a Hermeneutic of Life
  • BA, Luther College, 2003
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceSpring 2025
PHIL 3660.001Religion and the EnvironmentSpring 2025
PHIL 6950.702Doctoral DissertationFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 6900.001Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2024
PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
PHIL 6710.001Ecofeminism: Women's Studies and Environmental EthicsSpring 2024 SPOT
PHIL 3640.001Gender and ChristianitySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.702Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
PHIL 3520.001Early Christian ThoughtFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 5900.005Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHIL 5910.002Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHIL 2070.003World ReligionsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.006Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PHIL 3660.001Western Religion and the EnvironmentSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.702Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
PHIL 3140.001Religion and American SocietyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6760.001Topics in Environmental PhilosophyFall 2022 SPOT
PHIL 6900.006Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2022
PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
PHIL 3520.001Early Christian ThoughtSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 5950.002Master's ThesisSpring 2022
PHIL 6900.006Special ProblemsSpring 2022
PHIL 3660.001Western Religion and the EnvironmentSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3500.001Christianity and PhilosophyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.702Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 5900.710Special ProblemsFall 2021
PHIL 6900.716Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2021
PHIL 6950.006Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
PHIL 3520.001Early Christian ThoughtSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6550.001Religion and ScienceSpring 2021 SPOT
PHIL 6950.005Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.716Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2020
PHIL 2070.001Great ReligionsSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2070.005Great ReligionsSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3500.001Christianity and PhilosophySpring 2020 Syllabus
PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
PHIL 2070.001Great ReligionsSpring 2020 Syllabus
PHIL 4951.006Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2020
PHIL 2400.001Religion and American SocietySpring 2020 Syllabus
PHIL 6950.702Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
PHIL 6710.001Ecofeminism: Women's Studies and Environmental EthicsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2070.901Great ReligionsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3996.704Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2019
PHIL 6950.711Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
PHIL 3520.001Early Christian ThoughtSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2070.901Great ReligionsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2070.001Great ReligionsSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2070.005Great ReligionsSummer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 3500.001Christianity and PhilosophySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2400.001Religion and American SocietySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6710.001Ecofeminism: Women's Studies and Environmental EthicsFall 2017 SPOT
PHIL 3650.001Religion and ScienceFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Rowe, T.T. (2022). Of Modern Extraction: Experiments in Critical Petro-theology. New York, Bloomsbury T&T Clark.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2017). Toward a Better Worldliness: Economy, Ecology, and the Protestant Tradition. Minneapolis, MN, Fortress Press.
  • Book Chapter

  • Rowe, T.T. (2024). Petrocultures and Christianity in the United States. Religion and Nature in North America (book version).
  • Rowe, T.T., Bauman, W., O'Brien, K., Bohannon, R. Energy. Grounding Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of Religion and Ecology (3rd ed). Routledge.
  • Rowe, T. (2022). Crux of the Matter: Theology of the Cross and the Modern Extractive Imaginary. The Crux of Theology: Freedom, Justice, Peace. Edited by Allen Jorgenson and Kris Kvam. Minneapolis, MN, Lexington/ Fortress Academic (under contract, to be published, 2022).
  • Rowe, T.T., Bergmann, S., Rigby, K., Scott, P. The Matter of Oil: Extraction Vitalisms and Enchantment. Religion, Materialism and Ecology. Routledge.
  • Rowe, T.T. Oily Animations: On Protestantism and Petroleum. Immanence in Religions and in the New Critical Materialisms. Edited by Whitney Bauman.. New York, NY, Fordham University Press.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2019). Response to Joerg Rieger and Annika Rieger on Working with Environmental Economists. Christian Theology and Climate Change. T and T Clark, Handbook Series.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2019). Genus precarious: Luther in the Anthropocene. Luther from the Subaltern: The Alternative Luther.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2017). Grace in Intra-action. Entangled Worlds: Science, Religion, Materiality. NY, NY, Fordham University Press.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2016). Grace and Climate Change: The Free Gift in Capitalism and Protestantism. Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril. Eugene, OR, Wipf and Stock.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2014). The Divinanimality of Lord Sequoia. Divinanimality: Creaturely Theology. NY, NY, Fordham University Press.
  • Book Review

  • Schwerin Rowe, T. Review of Mark I. Wallace, When God Was a Bird: Christianity, Animism, and the Re-enchantment of the World. Environmental Values.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2016). Review of Kirisi I. Stjerna's _The Annotated Luther: Word and Faith. The American Academy of Religion online.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2016). Review of Timothy J. Wengert's _The Annotated Luther: The Roots of Reform_. The American Academy of Religion online.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2013). “Cultivating Unity: Within the Biodiversity of God,”. 40 6. http://currentsjournal.org/index.php/currents/index
  • Editor of a Special Issue of Dialog Journal

  • Rowe, T.T., Smith, R.O., Woods, J., Crockett, C., Grau, M., Pranger, J., Weaks, D. Theological Responses to Energy and Extraction. Other. (Summer 2023)
  • Editorial

  • Rowe, T.T. (2022). Staying with Holy Saturday. Other.
  • Encyclopedia Article

  • Rowe, T. Petrocultures and Christianity in the United States. Bloomsbury Religion in North America, edited by Laurel Schneider and Whitney Bauman. Bloomsbury, digital publication, to be published 2021.
  • Rowe, T.T., Trelstad, M. (2017). Feminist Responses to Luther. Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2017). Liberalism. Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2017). Renaissance, Recent Luther. Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Journal Article

  • Rowe, T.T. (2023). Petro-theology: Critical engagement with theologies of energy and extraction. Dialog.
  • Rowe, T.T., Rasmussen, L. Interview with Larry Rasmussen. Other. (Summer 2023)
  • Rowe, T.T. Introduction to Theological Responses to Energy and Extraction. Other. (Summer 2023)
  • Rowe, T.T. (2017). Communicating a Protesting Protestant Heritage. 56 (3) 279-289.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2016). Communicating Grace. 43 (4)
  • Rowe, T.T. (2016). Protestant Ghosts and Spirits of Capitalism: Ecology, Economy, and the Reformation Tradition. 55 (1) 50-61.
  • Rowe, T.T. (2015). Freedom Is Not Free?: Posthumanist, Ecological Reflections on Christian Freedom and Responsibility. 54 (1) 61-71. Wiley Periodicals.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Rowe, T., "UNT Faculty Summer Research Grant," sponsored by Faculty Success, Local, $3000 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
  • Grant - Service

  • Klaver, I.J. (Co-Principal), Kim, D. (Co-Principal), Samantha, L. (Co-Principal), Terra, R. (Co-Principal), "Women Philosophers Mentoring Group Grant," sponsored by CLASS Dean's Office, University of North Texas, $5000.00 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Sponsored Research

  • Rowe, T., Berry, E. (Co-Principal), "Energy, Extraction and Religion," sponsored by American Academy of Religion, National, Funded. (2022).
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