Sonja Anderson

Sonja Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Carleton University. Her academic work spans ancient Christianity and Judaism, with a focus on religious violence, gender dynamics in Catholicism, apocalyptic themes, and intersections between religion and medicine.

• Education: BA (UCLA), MTS (University of Notre Dame), MA/MPhil/PhD (Yale University)

Her research interrogates how ancient Christian and Jewish communities constructed identity through critiques of idolatry, as detailed in her forthcoming book Idol Talk: False Worship in the Early Christian World (Edinburgh University Press). She also investigates modern Catholic publishing trends in America.

A Benedictine oblate of Saint John’s Abbey, she joined Carleton in 2016 and emphasizes collaborative engagement with students and colleagues.