Aaron Rosen

Dr. Aaron Rosen is a Visiting Professor of Sacred Traditions & the Arts at King’s College London and Professor of Religion & Visual Culture at Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington, DC). He previously served as Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. With a doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge, Rosen has held teaching positions at Yale, Oxford, and Columbia Universities. His work bridges religious studies and the visual arts, focusing on interfaith dialogue through art.

Education: PhD from the University of Cambridge. Academic affiliations include:

• Director, Henry Luce III Center for the Arts & Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary
• Visual Arts Editor for Image Journal and Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception
• Co-founder of Stations of the Cross, a global public arts project

Research explores how visual arts foster interfaith understanding between Abrahamic faiths, emphasizing the role of images in religious practice. Major themes include modern Jewish thought, material culture (graphic novels, fashion), and religious film studies. His exhibitions and curatorial work promote dialogue through public art installations.

Public engagement includes media contributions to The Guardian, CNN, BBC Radio 4, and others. He also writes children’s books on art, translated into multiple languages. Recent publications focus on 21st-century art-religion intersections and interfaith dialogue methodologies.

Key projects include:

• Curation of exhibitions at the Jewish Museum London
• Global Stations of the Cross installations in London, NYC, Washington DC, and Amsterdam
• Interdisciplinary research at King’s College’s Faculty of Arts & Humanities