Taylor G. Petrey is an American scholar of religion and the editor of '' Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'' since 2019. He is a

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

at Kalamazoo College. In 2016–17, he was a visiting associate professor at Harvard Divinity School and research associate at the Women's Studies in Religion Program. He specializes in

gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field ...

Early Christianity Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish ...

, and

Mormonism Mormonism is the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s. As a label, Mormonism has been applied to various aspects of t ...

. His 2020 book ''Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism'' has won numerous awards, including "Best Book Award" from the Mormon History Association and a "'' Choice'' Outstanding Academic Title" award.

Education and Academic Career

Petrey holds a

bachelor of arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

(2001) from Pace University, a master of theological studies (2003) from Harvard Divinity School and a

doctor of theology Doctor of Theology ( la, Doctor Theologiae, abbreviated DTh, ThD, DTheol, or Dr. theol.) is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equiva ...

(2010) from Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of numerous books and articles on

early Christianity Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish ...

and also

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

. He has been a professor at Kalamazoo College since 2010. Petrey specializes in gender studies and religion and his work has received media attention. He has been interviewed for numerous media outlets on

Selected works

*(2011). "Toward a Post-Heterosexual Mormon Theology" *(2015). ''Resurrecting Parts: Early Christians on Desire, Reproduction, and Sexual Difference''. *(2020). ''Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Mormonism''. University of North Carolina Press.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrey, Taylor Living people 1976 births Mormon studies scholars Gender studies academics Kalamazoo College faculty Pace University alumni Harvard Divinity School alumni Writers from Provo, Utah