Brett Provance, Ph.D.
Professor of Humanities
Office Phone: (951) 343-5561 E-mail: bprovance@calbaptist.edu Office Location: 10370 Hemet St., Riverside, CA 92503 Office Hours: By Appointment
| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Religion (New Testament and Christian Origins) | Claremont Graduate University | 2006 |
| M.A. | Religion | Claremont Graduate University | 2001 |
| B.S. | Communication Arts | California State Polytechnic University at Pomona | 1987 |
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Courses Taught
DPA 720 Ethics and Social Justice
DPA 797 Dissertation Development
HIS 213 History of the United States to Reconstruction
HIS 223 History of the United States since the Civil War
HIS 325 Non-Western Culture and History
HIS 360 Enlightenment Europe
HIS 393 History of California
HIS 423 Medieval Civilization
HUM 213 Integrated Humanities I
HUM 223 Integrated Humanities II
ICS 375 Current Events and Movements
ICS 415 Special Topics in Intercultural Studies
ICS 430 Intercultural Communication
IDS 499 Interdisciplinary Studies Captsone Portfolio
POL 213 American Government
POL 415 World Geography
ENG 123 Intermediate Composition
ENG 113 Composition
ENG 103 Writing for University Success -
Academic Areas & Scholarly Interests
Plato and Renaissance Humanism
Albert Gallatin (Huntington Library research)
Greek Hero Cult
The New Testament and Christian Origins
"Civilization," economic history and social mobility
Columbia University, Lionel Trilling and democratic education -
Teaching Experience at Institutions Other than CBU
The Academy at Christ Reformed Church, Anaheim:
The Life and Letters of Paul -
Research, Presentations, & Publications
Dissertation: "The Mytho-Cultic Imagery of the Gospel of Mark" (Claremont Graduate University, 2006).
Author: Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship (InterVarsity Press, 2009)
Author: Various entries in the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Abingdon)
Presentation: "Romans 1:26-27 in Its Rhetorical Tradition." Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, March 11, 2018.
Author: "Romans 1:26-27 in Its Rhetorical Tradition." Greco-Roman and Jewish Tributaries to the New Testament: Festschrift in Honor of Gregory J. Riley, edited by Christopher Crawford, Claremont Studies in New Testament and Christian Origins 4, 2019, Claremont Press, 2019, pp. 83-116. -
Church Membership & Activities
Current: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Riverside (The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod)
Previous: A founding elder of Christ Reformed Church, Anaheim
Member of the Society of Biblical Literature -
Community Service & Involvement
School Smarts Parent Academy (sponsored by the California PTA)
President of the School Site Council, Tomas Rivera Elementary School, Riverside (2015)
Occasional spokesperson for School Smarts, a program of the California PTA (with funding from the Hewlett Foundation)
Guest Chef Outreach (Emmanuel Lutheran Church) -
Interests & Hobbies
Life with my children, and all the great stuff that entails
Research