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Dr. Joelle A. Hathaway serves as Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Bethany Theological Seminary, where she also directs the MA: Theopoetics and Writing program. Her academic work bridges Christian theology, artistic practice, ecological consciousness, and social formation within built environments.
Her educational background includes:
- Th.D. in Theology and the Arts from Duke Divinity School, Duke University
- M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School, Duke University
- B.A. from Seattle Pacific University
Dr. Hathaway's research centers on how artistic practices—particularly poetry and visual arts—cultivate theological imagination. She investigates Wendell Berry's Sabbath poetry as a framework for ecological formation, arguing that artistic engagement shapes how communities understand creation, vocation, and racial justice. Her work consistently connects theological concepts to tangible practices in specific places.
Her publication record demonstrates sustained engagement across biblical interpretation, visual arts, and ecological theology. Recent works analyze mountains in biblical reception history, Eucharistic practice through visual commentary, and placemaking through artistic practice—revealing patterns where artistic forms generate theological insights inaccessible through discursive reasoning alone.
As program director and instructor, Dr. Hathaway oversees curriculum development for theological-arts integration while teaching courses spanning ecological theology, spiritual formation through poetry, and art's role in justice work. Her leadership emphasizes embodied, place-based learning where creative practice becomes theological method.
