Mary F. Foskett (born 1961) is a Chinese-American New Testament scholar.

Biography

An ethnic Chinese born in Japan, Foskett was adopted into a white American family. Foskett received her BA from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, M.Div. from

Union Theological Seminary, New York Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

, and Ph.D. in New Testament and Christian Origins from

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

. She is presently the Wake Forest Kahle Professor of Religious Studies and Albritton Fellow at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the un ...

, and has written primarily in contemporary New Testament studies, with a focus on gender and Asian American culture.

Works

* * * * *

References

1961 births Living people American writers of Chinese descent American biblical scholars New Testament scholars Emory University alumni Wake Forest University faculty Christian feminist biblical scholars Female biblical scholars 21st-century American academics 21st-century American women academics {{reli-studies-bio-stub