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Elizabeth Pritchard is Associate Professor of Religion at Bowdoin College, where she teaches and researches religious thought in the modern West. She is affiliated with interdisciplinary programs including Women’s Studies, Africana Studies, and Gay and Lesbian Studies, and has held significant administrative roles such as Chair of the Religion Department and Faculty Development Committee.
- PhD, Harvard University
- MA, Harvard University
- MTS, Harvard University
- AB, Boston College
Her research centers on feminist theology, political philosophy, and critical theory, particularly examining the intersections of religion, gender, consent, and democracy. She explores theological commitments in philosophers like Theodor Adorno and John Locke, and investigates how religious identities are shaped through mobility, embodiment, and failure. Her work is deeply interdisciplinary, bridging religious studies, political theory, and feminist critique.
The recent articles reflect a sustained engagement with political theology, feminist discourse, and the ethics of mobility. Her publications analyze how religion operates in public spheres, how consent is constructed in liberal and religious frameworks, and how feminist thought navigates theological and political constraints. Themes of agency, embodiment, and critique recur across her scholarship.
Her scientific awards include the Bowdoin Research Fellowship, Whiting Dissertation Fellowship, and Dorot Foundation Scholarship. She has also received institutional support for research and leave.
- Bowdoin Research Fellowship (2011-2012)
- Bowdoin Faculty Leave Supplement (2003-2004)
- Whiting Dissertation Completion Fellowship (1997-1998)
- Dorot Foundation Scholarship (1986)
Elizabeth Pritchard has advised numerous honors students in religion and related fields, contributing to emerging scholarship on Native American religious movements, Cambodian Buddhism in Maine, and gender in Mormonism. She has not held external grant funding explicitly mentioned, but her fellowships and institutional support indicate sustained research activity. She has also served as editor and guest editor for the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, particularly for its 'Religion and Politics' section.
She has curated exhibitions such as 'Monotheism and Masculinity' and co-organized symposia on Black women and Pentecostalism, indicating active engagement with public and visual scholarship. Her academic service includes leadership on committees related to curriculum, faculty development, and tenure review, reflecting deep institutional involvement.
