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Lynneth Miller Renberg
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor of History
lrenberg@andersonuniversity.edu
(864) 231-2096
- lrenberg@andersonuniversity.edu
- (864) 231-2096
Academic Background
Doctor of Philosophy in History, Baylor University
Master of Letters in Modern History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
B.A in History, Oklahoma Christian University
Teaching at AU
What year did you start teacing at AU?
2018
How would you describe your classes to someone who has never attended one?
Collaborative and interactive. We dig into sources, media, and narratives as we engage with the history we are studying, and then work to connect history to big ideas and themes.
Contact
lrenberg@andersonuniversity.edu
Phone
(864) 231-2096
Fast Facts
Collaborative and interactive. We dig into sources, media, and narratives as we engage with the history we are studying, and then work to connect history to big ideas and themes.
HIS 181, HIS 182, HIS 295, HIS 332, HIS 334, HIS 336, CTI 431, and HON 102
Anderson’s prioritization of integrity in faith and scholarship, as well as its commitment to the arts, first drew me to AU. My interest in history and teaching developed from intensive faculty mentorship and investment in my growth as both a scholar and a Christian during my time as an undergraduate student, and I look forward to providing similar mentoring and investment to my students at AU.
The campus community- everyone is so welcoming!
Books and Edited Collections
Women, Dance and Parish Religion in England, 1300-1640: Negotiating the Steps of Faith. Boydell Press, November 15, 2022. https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781783277476/women-dance-and-parish-religion-in-england-1300-1640/
Co-editor, The Cursed Carolers in Context. Routledge Press, March 22, 2021. https://www.routledge.com/The-Cursed-Carolers-in-Context/Renberg-Phillis/p/book/9780367900571#
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
“From Pulpit to Parish: Preaching Dance and Parish Dances in England and Scandinavia.” Journal of Northern Renaissance (forthcoming late 2022)
“‘A Right Down Regular Queen’: Performance and Monarchy in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers.” Liminalities 18.1 (2022): 74-99. http://liminalities.net/18-1/monarchy.pdf
“Project-Based Pedagogy in a Pandemic.” Sixteenth Century Journal 51.S1 (2020): 231-234. https://www.escj.org/blog/project-based-pedagogy-pandemic.html
“‘An Outward and Visible Sign of an Inward and Spiritual Grace: Stewart Headlam on the Ballet.” Church History and Religious Culture 99 (August 2019): 248-269.
“Divine Punishment or Disease? Medieval and Early Modern Approaches to the 1518 Strasbourg Dancing Plague.” Dance Research Journal 35.2 (November 2017): 149- 164.
Book Chapters
“Priests, Cursed Carolers, and Pastoral Care in Handlyng Synne, Of Shrifte and Penance, and Instructions to His Son,” in The Cursed Carolers in Context (Routledge: March 22, 2021).
“Introduction” in The Cursed Carolers in Context (Routledge: March 22, 2021).
Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
Barr, Beth Allison; Miller, Lynneth J. “John Mirk.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Medieval Studies. Ed. Paul E. Szarmach. New York: Oxford University Press, October 25, 2018. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780195396584-0259
Podcasts, Interviews, and Blog Posts
“Women, Dance, and Parish Religion.” Ecclesiastical History Society Podcast. Released November 2022. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OqPjbRQecvIPoNwu1M2Op?si=xVzduojZQH6TISXF4OGK_Q
“Frightening Figures: Sacrilegious Women and Dancing Witches” on The Anxious Bench. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2022/10/frightening-figures-sacrilegious-women-and-dancing-witches/ Published October 18, 2022
“Women in the Academy” on The Two Cities Podcast. Released December 29, 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yzibtTuqE7YFAafFnv43O?si=–Da52waQ3-rglb5ft22Yw
Interviewed for Discover Magazine and quoted in “Dancing ‘Till Death: The Mystery Behind the Dancing Manias.” (Oct. 28, 2021) https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/dancing-till-death-the-mystery-behind-dancing-manias
“Women in Church History.” Video Interview with Clamp Divinity. Released March 8, 2021
“Plagues, Fear, and Hope in an Honors Classroom” on The Anxious Bench. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2020/06/plagues-fear-and-hope-in-an-honors-classroom/ Published June 10, 2020
“The Weight of Words: Medieval Jangling to Modern Tweeting” on The Anxious Bench. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2019/09/weight-of-words-from-medieval-jangling-to-modern-tweeting-words-still-matter/ Published September 2019
“Dancing Through the Archives: Dance, Manuscripts, and Medieval Religion.” North American Conference on British Studies Blog. http://www.nacbs.org/blog/dancing-through-the-archives-dance-manuscripts-and-medieval-religion/ Published June 12, 2018
Interview with Dr. Stephen Berry, “Religious Life on the High Seas” on Christianity Today http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2017/september/pious-pirates-righteous-renegades-of-high-seas.html Published September 19th, 2017
“Dance and the Church: A History More Complicated Than Footloose” on The Anxious Bench. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2017/02/dance-church-history-complicated-footloose/ Published February 8, 2017
