Dr. Ingrid Lilly
Associate Professor of Religion
Dr. Ingrid Lilly teaches courses on religious texts in Jewish and Christian tradition, and helps her students understand how ancient and modern cultures make and read religious literature. Her courses center on themes of gender and sexuality, migration and borders, and suffering and resilience. Lilly holds a B.S. in physics from Gordon College, an M.A. in religion from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Emory University. Her scholarly interests are in the cultural poetics of biblical texts and ancient languages, especially on bodies and wellness. Lilly’s work touches religious studies, biblical studies, medical humanities, gender studies and cultural psychology. Her hobbies are sea kayaking, cross-country skiing, van camping, hosting dinners with friends, karaoke, writing, exploring and creating art.