Megan Wines
PhD Candidate
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Education
MA- Loyola University Chicago (2019) Biblical Studies
BA- Northwestern University (2015) Religious Studies & Theatre
Professional/Community Affiliations
Society of Biblical Literature
Network of Biblical Storytellers International
Chicago Society of Biblical Research
Catholic Biblical Association
Courses Taught
THEO 107 - Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Story
THEO 267 - Jesus in Film
Publications/Research Listings
““Do You Study Your Bible Mister Murdock?” Apocalyptic Themes in Guardian Devil” in Faith, Morality, and the Man without Fear: Theology and Religion in Daredevil, Taylor Thomas and Regan Hardeman, (eds.) Pop Culture and Theology. (forthcoming)
“The Revelation of Blake: From Jezebel to the New Jerusalem?” Pages 287-308 in Who is Sitting on Which Beast? Interpretive Issues in the Book of Revelation. Proceedings of the International Conference held at Loyola University Chicago, March 30-31, 2017. Louis Painchaud and Edmondo Lupieri, (eds.) Judaïsme ancien et origines du christianisme (JAOC), Brepols, 2024.
“Mas(c/k) of a Man: Masculinity and Jesus in Performance” Religions 14.9:1162.
“‘It wasn’t about Me’: Artistic Representation, Theological Representation, and Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi”. Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts 13.2 (November 25, 2022): 217–234.
Book Reviews:
“Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict: A Review Essay.” Journal of Historical Jesus Studies Special Issue: A Life in Class Conflict, 22.1 (2024): 37-53.
Review of Jeanette Mathews. Prophets as Performers: Biblical Performance Criticism and Israel’s Prophets (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2020) in Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses 51.2 (2021): 289-291.
Presentations
“Monstrous Men and Masculine Monsters: Apocalypse, Monstrosity, and Masculinity.” Paper Presentation. Ancient Fiction and Early Christian and Jewish Narratives Section. Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. San Diego, CA. November 2024 (Upcoming).
“Play The Man!: A Review.” Invited panelist. New Feminist Biblical Criticism Task Force. 86th International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association. Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. August 2024.
“‘Do You Study Your Bible Mister Murdock?’ Apocalyptic Themes in Guardian Devil.” Paper presentation. Midwest Regional Meeting for Biblical Studies. South Bend, IN. March 2024.
“‘Could We Start Again Please?’: Remaking Jesus Christ Superstar in New Cultural Contexts.” Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX. November 2023.
“Considering Gender” Research presentation. Scholars Seminar of the Network of Biblical Storytellers. Baltimore, MD. July 2023.
“Defining Performance” Paper presentation. 16th Annual Loyola University Chicago Graduate School Interdisciplinary Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. April 2023.
“Apocalypse and Performance: A Methodological Consideration” Paper presentation. Midwest Regional Meeting for Biblical Studies. South Bend, IN. March 2023.
“Jewish Masculinity and The Book of Revelation” Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, CO, November 2022 (upcoming).
“Swords into Plowshares: Terrence McNally’s Reclaiming of the Biblical Text in Corpus Christi” Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, TX, November 2021.
“Broken Chains, Open Doors, and Mad Women: Prison Escape Narratives in Euripides’ Bacchae and Acts of the Apostles” Paper presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, TX, November 2021.
“Abba Give Me a Saying: Orality and Storytelling in Monastic Egypt” Paper presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (Virtual Conference), November 2020.
“Broken Chains, Open Doors, and Mad Women: Prison Escape Narratives in Euripides’ Bacchae and Acts of the Apostles” Paper presentation. 13th Annual Loyola University Chicago Graduate School Interdisciplinary Research Symposium (Virtual Conference). June 2020.
“’It wasn’t about Me’: Artistic Representation, Theological Representation, and Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi” 17th Annual Loyola-Marquette Colloquium, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, February 2020.
“Time’s Gone Wrong: or Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Stuff” Paper presentation. Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, South Bend, IN, February 2020.
“A Funny Thing Happened… An Exploration of Jewish Attendance of the Roman Theatre” Paper presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, CA, November 2019.
“Bibliodrama: Taking the Bible Off the Altar” Paper presentation, 43rd Comparative Drama Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2019.
"Seduction and Female Sexuality in Ruth, Esther, and Judith" Paper presentation, 16th Annual Loyola-Marquette Graduate Theology Colloquium, Chicago, IL, February 2019.
“An Invitation from a Semi-Colon; Exploring Biblical Texts Through Bibliodrama.” Paper presentation, Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, South Bend, IN, February 2019.
“Picturing Jesus: The Place of Jesus Films in the Artistic Canon of Jesus Christ” Paper presentation, 2018 Conference on Religion and Film sponsored by the Journal of Religion and Film, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 2018.
“Picturing Jesus: The Place of Jesus Films in the Artistic Canon of Jesus Christ” Paper presentation, Eighth Annual Fordham Theology Graduate Student Association Conference “Pop Culture and Theology.” New York, NY, April 2018.
“The Revelation of Blake: From Jezebel to the New Jerusalem?” Paper presentation, Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, South Bend, IN, February 2018.