Meet the Faculty: Robin Jensen

Robin Jensen is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Her research and publication focuses on the relationship between early Christian art and literature and examines the ways that visual images and architectural spaces should be regarded as modes of theological expression. Her published essays and books contend that, in addition to interpreting sacred texts, visual images enhance liturgical settings, reflect the nature and content of devotional piety, and explicate ritual practices. Additionally, she has researched the practices, distinctive character, and material evidence of Christianity in ancient Roman North Africa.

Anderson has won numerous awards including most recently grants from NYU (joint Tikvah/Straus Fellow in Jewish Law and Civilization), the American Philosophical Society, Lilly Endowment, the Institute for Advanced Study at Hebrew University and most recently he was awarded the Barry prize by the American Academy of Letters and Science. He is currently working on a biography of King David and a monograph on the book of Tobit.