Academic background
B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 1983
Spanish, with minors in Religious Studies & Foreign Studies
M.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 1991
Religious Studies, with a minor in Art History
thesis: The Pseudo-Zygodactylous Gesture of the
Lactating Goddess: Evolution and Migration
M.Div., Starr King School for the Ministry, 1988
Unitarian Universalism, Liberation Theology, iconography, atheism
Other
Fundación José Ortega y Gasset, Toledo, Spain 1982
Curso de estudios hispánicos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1980-81
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) 1978, City Colleges of Chicago, US Naval Base, Rota (Cádiz) Spain
Russian Language Course, Defense Language Institute 1976-77, Monterey, California
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Religion
My research interests include:
World religious atheisms
Native American history and religion
Religious art (p-z gesture/lactating goddesses, the Eye in Hand)
Slot & tab tombs in the Southeast USA
Other Fields of Interest
Liberation a/Theology
the Black Irish
Native genealogy
cemeteries & cemetery preservation
Selected Publications
editor, critical mass: a journal of religious frontiers in Unitarian Universalism, Berkeley CA, 1986-88
Books
The Shaman Atheist :: the Dao of Atheism critical mass press, Chattanooga TN, 1992
Articles
"Let Bylaws Be Bylaws" [The Principle of Congregational Polity vs. the UUA],
UU Voice (UU Advance, St Louis MO 5:3, fall 1999)
"Mundane Deities: an atheist's gods", Sea of Faith (Britain, september 1999)
"Native Americans Weave a New Web" Color|s (Migizi Communications, Minneapolis MN 6:1 1997)
biographical entries on Black Hawk, White Cloud/Winnebago Prophet, Dragging Canoe, Going Snake, Seattle,
(Wallace Mad Bear Anderson, JoAllyn Archambault, Graham Greene, Tantoo Cardinal, Arlinda Faye Locklear)
in Notable Native Americans, edited by Sharon Malinowski (Gale Research, Detroit MI 1995)
Professional Experience
2003-current Spanish Instructor, The Montessori School, Chattanooga
2005 Adjunct Faculty, Continuing Education, Cemetery Studies, Chattanooga State Community College
2004-05 Adjunct Faculty, Spanish, Chattanooga State Community College
2004 Adjunct Faculty, Native American Religions, Department of Anthropologym Middle Tennessee State University
2000-02 Adjunct Faculty, Spanish, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1999 Adjunct Faculty, Native American Religions (Anthropology & Religious Studies), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
2000-01 Adjunct Faculty, Native American Religions (Humanities, Chattanooga State Technical Community College
2000-01 Director, Language Laboratory, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1999- Freelance Web Consultant
1996-99 Webmaster, Chattanooga Online
1995-96 Artistic Director/Graphic Designer, Corporate Relations Inc.
1995 Composition, Production, Typesetting & Design, Quality Shopper
1993-94 Editor and Publisher, City Beat Magazine news weekly
1991-94 Owner/Operator, Dakota DeskTop Publishing: typesetting & design
- 1991-93 Director of Religious Education, Campus Minister at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Unitarian Universalist Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1989-90 Director of Religious Education, Michael Servetus Unitarian Society, Fridley, Minnesota
- 1988-90 Campus Minister, Minnesota Unitarian Universalist, Campus Ministries, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 1988-90 Monthly Minister, Willmar Unitarian Church, Willmar, Minnesota
- 1988-89 Teaching Aide, Program for Social Development, with autistic students, ages 15-21
Murray Junior High School, St Paul School District 625, Minnesota
1987 Manager, Desktop Publishing Section, Krishna Copies, Berkeley, California
1985-87 Macintosh Computer Consultant, Inter-Racial Cross-Cultural Education Program, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California
1986-87 Assistant Serials Librarian, Graduate Theological Union Library, Berkeley, California
- 1984-85 Secretary-General, Minnesota International Student Association (MISA)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 1984-85 Religious Studies Adviser, Religious Studies Program
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 1984 Teaching Assistant to Professor Robert Ross: the Holocaust
Department of Jewish Studies, University of Minnesota
Teaching Assistant to Professor Robert Tapp: Introduction to Christianity
Religious Studies Program, University of Minnesota
- 1981-82 Undergraduate Peer Adviser, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1976-80 US Navy Cryptologic Technician-Interpretive branch, Third Class Petty Officer
Russian and Farsi naval linguist and radio traffic analyst
stations: primary: NSGA, US Naval Base, Rota (Cádiz) Spain; secondary: Persian Gulf
Community Activities
2001-present founding member, Advisory Council on Tennessee Indian Affairs (ACTIA)
(formerly Tennessee Indian Affairs Advisory Council); chairman 2001-03
2001-present founding member, Tennessee Native American Convention (TNNAC) Coordinating Committee; chairman 2001-04
2000-01 chairman, Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs Ad Hoc Reform Committee
to re-form the TCIA into a larger, representative, democratically-elected organization that works for indians
(not the state), makes use of the community's human resources, and is organized to achieve results
1999-present member, Advisory Board, Chattanooga Indigenous Resource Center & Library (CIRCL)
1997-present founding member, Environmental City Task Force (ECTF), Chattanooga
1993-present founding member, Chattanooga InterTribal Association (CITA)
working to save Moccasin Bend, Rattlesnake Springs, Little Cedar Mountain from development;
got UTC to change its "Chief Moccanooga" mascot
1989-93 Instructor, Southeast Unitarian Universalist Summer Institute (SUUSI), Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia
Religious literacy, History by heresy, Religious atheisms, Comparative
religious polity, The meaning of the breast and breast-milk in religious art
1988-90 Member and Vice President (1990), Council of Religious Advisers (CRA)
Professional Association of Campus Ministers, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1987-93 Founding Member, Society for the Larger Ministry, Berkeley, California
1987-89 Convener/Treasurer, Finance Working Group, Ministry and Service Working Group
Continental Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network (UUYAN)
1987 Instructor, Ancient female imagery
Starr King School for Religious Leadership, Berkeley, California
Coordinator, Seminar in Unitarian Universalist history
Starr King School for Religious Leadership, Berkeley, California
1985-87 Member, Task Force on Young Adult Ministry
Unitarian Universalist Association, Boston, Massachusetts
1987 Chair, Pacific Central District Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network
(PCD-UUYAN) Berkeley, California
1984-85 Secretary-General, Minnesota International Student Association (MISA)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1984-85 Member, Board of Directors, Minnesota International Center, Minneapolis
1972- Member, American Indian Movement, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Military
1976-80 Cryptologic Technician - Interpretive branch (CTI), U.S. Navy
- Russian Linguist/radio traffic analyst in the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean,
and NavSecGruDet, Rota, Spain, 1977-80
- Farsi Support Linguist in the Persian Gulf, 1978-80 (USS La Salle AGF-3)
- Navy and Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal 1979, USS Blandy DD-943, Persian Gulf
- Letter of Commendation 1979, USS Peterson DD-969, Persian Gulf
- Honorable Discharge, 1980: Third Class Petty Officer
Travel
Canada, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy,
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Pakistan, Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya
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