Jennifer T. Kaalund is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. She received her Ph.D. from The Theological School at Drew University in New Testament and Early Christianity. Her book, Reading Hebrews and 1 Peter with the African American Great Migration: Diaspora, Place, and Identity (Bloomsbury T&T Clark Press, 2018) explores the constructed and contested identities in Hebrews and 1 Peter through the lens of the “New Negro,” a similarly vulnerable identity formed during the Great Migration in the United States in the early twentieth century. Her research interests include: Christian Scriptures, contextual Biblical hermeneutics, the study of early Christianity in its Roman imperial context, and African American history, culture, and religion. She currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. She is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.

Prior to her career in academia, Kaalund worked in the healthcare management industry. She held various leadership roles at Johns Hopkins Health System, Cigna Healthcare, and Wellpoint (Empire BlueCross BlueShield).

Social Media

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Links

Contributor to Working Preacher: https://www.workingpreacher.org/profile/default.aspx?uid=2_kaalund_jennifer_t

Book (with description) via Publisher:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/reading-hebrews-and-1-peter-with-the-african-american-great-migration-9780567679987/

Speaking Engagements

Hartford Seminary Annual Carew-Purdy Lecture 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hREgLtR5KHU

Rethinking Stewardship 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y-N-xmLp4Y


Podcast Guest: A Better Story
June 2019: Negotiating Identity
https://www.abetterstorypodcast.com/listen/jennifer-kaalund