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Dr. Jane Barter

Jane Barter (she/her) is Professor of Religion and Culture at the University of Winnipeg. She earned her BA in English at Dalhousie (1991), her Master’s degree from the Atlantic School of Theology (1994), and her PhD from the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto (2004).  Her research interests include Christian political thought and feminist theory. 

She has published two monographs of Christian theology: Lord, Giver of Life (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006) and Thinking Christ: Christology and Contemporary Critics (Fortress Press, 2011). Barter has written extensively on sex, gender, and gendered violence. Her current project includes writing a book on witnessing to contemporary atrocities. She is also editing a major volume on Christology for T &T Clark