Katherine Kurs
Part-time Assistant Professor
Email
kursk@newschool.edu
Office Location
B - 65 West 11th Street
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Profile
My work as a professor, counselor in private practice, writer, and liturgist focuses on the formulation, articulation, interpretation, and symbolic expression of sacred meaning.
Contact Information
65 West 11th street, Room 068
Degrees Held
PhD, Rhetorical Criticism, The Royal College of Art (London);
MDiv, Harvard Divinity School;
BA, The State University of New York
Professional Affiliation
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Steering Committee, The Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Harvard University (appointed)
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The Dean’s Leadership Council, Harvard Divinity School (appointed)
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American Academy of Religion, member.
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The West Side Clergy Association, member.
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The Interfaith Center of New York, member.
Recent Publications
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Searching for Your Soul, Random House, 1999.
Research Interests
Spiritual autobiography/memoir; Contemporary manifestations of American spirituality/religiosity; Lived religion” and Ritual enactments in a pluralistic urban context; Exegeting environment as “text."
Awards And Honors
Distinguished University Teaching Award, 2012-13