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Diane Shane Fruchtman is a scholar of Christian thought, specializing in medieval Christianity (defining "medieval" broadly: from Constantine to Luther) and focused on the Latin west. Her research explores rhetoric and the realities it helps construct, particularly in the realms of violence and martyrdom. Her broader questions, which often take her beyond the medieval, are: How do representations of violence serve to create identities and communities? And what are the consequences of forming communities and identities through this violent imagery?
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Department of Religion
- Position: Assistant Professor
- Areas of Specialization: Early and Medieval Christian theology, history, and literature, with a focus on the Latin West. Martyrdom and sainthood, gender, identity politics, rhetoric, violence, and community formation
- Office: 64 College Ave, Office 305
- Email: diane.fruchtman@rutgers.edu
- Office Hours: Spring 2019: by appointment, 64 College Ave
- Phone: 848-932-6820
- Fax: 732-932-1271
- Education: Ph.D. Indiana University (History of Christianity) 2014 M.A. Indiana University (Religious Studies) 2008 B.A. Haverford College (Religion/Latin) 2004
- Postal Address: Department of Religion School of Arts and Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 64 College Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525