Rachel Sophia Baard is a South African theologian. Since 2019, she is an assistant professor of Theology and Ethics at

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, United States. Her first book, ''Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition'' (2019) won the 2020 Andrew Murray / Desmond Tutu Book Prize. Her research areas include

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and

constructive theology Constructive theology is the redefinition of what historically has been known as systematic theology. Purpose The reason for this reevaluation stems from the idea that, in systematic theology, the theologian attempts to develop a coherent theory ...

, theological ethics, and feminist and political theologies. She graduated from

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with degrees in law and theological ethics. She earned her Ph.D. of Systematic Theology from

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. Before moving to Richmond, she previously taught at

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Bibliography

* * Baard, Rachel (2022). Major Review: A Theology for the Twenty-First Century. ''Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology''. 76 (2):165-167. * * ''Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition'',

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, 2019.Craigo-Snell, Shannon, and Rachel Sophia Baard. " ezension Von: Baard, Rachel Sophia, Sexism and Sin-talk" ''Interpretation'', vol. 75, no. 4, 2021, pp. 339-341, doi:10.1177/00209643211027769b.

References

External links

Dr. Rachel S. Baard, "Tear Down That Wall!" (Ephesians 2:11-22)
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) South African theologians Scholars of feminist theology Stellenbosch University alumni Princeton Theological Seminary alumni South African women academics Union Presbyterian Seminary faculty Villanova University faculty South African expatriates in the United States 21st-century theologians Systematic theologians 21st-century South African philosophers {{US-theologian-stub