Centre College Faculty

Lee Jefferson

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion

Telephone: 859-238-5260
E-mail: lee.jefferson@centre.edu
Office: Crounse Hall—438

Lee Jefferson joined Centre's faculty in 2008 as a visiting assistant professor of religion.

Before coming to Centre, Jefferson taught courses at Memphis Theological Seminary and at Vanderbilt University, both in various areas of the Christian tradition. His primary area of interest is the development of the Christian tradition and art and imagery of Late Antiquity.

He graduated cum laude from Sewanee - University of the South and earned his M.Div. from Southern Methodist University (magna cum laude). He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in religion from Vanderbilt University. He has recently published several articles on aspects of early Christianity in Religion and the Arts, Studia Patristica, and Religion Compass. He is currently finishing a manuscript focusing on early images of Christ performing miracles.


To read about his 2012 CentreTerm course, "The Art of Pilgrimage," click here.

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