Carolyn J. Sharp

Professor Sharp’s research explores the poetics, narrative art, and theology of  biblical texts as resources for homiletical theory and practice. She is interested in ways in which preaching can catalyze the formation of Christian community via insights from biblical studies, feminist perspectives on power, ecotheology, and emancipatory pedagogy. Her books include a commentary on Jeremiah 26–52 (2021); a commentary on Joshua (2019); The Prophetic Literature (2019); Wrestling the Word: The Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Believer (2010); and Irony and Meaning in the Hebrew Bible (2009). Professor Sharp has edited or co-edited six volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of the Prophets (2016) and Feminist Frameworks and the Bible: Power, Ambiguity, and Intersectionality (with Juliana Claassens; 2017). Professor Sharp is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Societas Homiletica, the Society of Biblical Literature, the Society of Biblical Theologians, and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. An Episcopal priest, she preaches regularly at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex and elsewhere.