Aaron Ricker
Contract Instructor
| Email: | aaron.ricker@carleton.ca |
| Office: | 310A Paterson Hall |
| Website: | Browse |
Biography
Aaron earned his PhD from McGill University, with a dissertation on the letter-writing habits of Greco-Roman association networks. He lives in Quebec, working as a linguist and a teacher of History and Religious Studies.
Research Interests
- Social-Scientific Approaches to Religion
- Ancient History
- Pop Culture
- Linguistics
- Astronomy
2023-2024 Courses
CLCV1003A: Survey of Roman Civilization (F)
Books
Ancient Letters and the Purpose of Romans. T&T Clark, 2021.
Intersections of Religion and Astronomy (Co-editors Christopher Corbally and Darry Dinnell). Routledge, 2021.
Seize the Fire: Pop Apocalyptic and the Lamb/Beast Complex. McFarland, forthcoming.
Recent Book Chapters
“Apocalyptic in Film,” in Representing Religion in Film. Edited by Tenzan Eaghll and Rebekka King. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
“Fearful Symmetry,” in Religion and Violence in Western Traditions: Selected Studies. Edited by André Gagné, Jennifer Guyver, and Gerbern S. Oegema. New York: Routledge, 2022.
“Tragicomic Books,” in Visions of the Future in Comics. International Perspectives. Edited by Francesco-Alessio Ursini, Danan Mahmutovic, and Frank Bramlett. Jefferson: McFarland, 2017.
Recent Articles
“Call it Science,” Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies 3/1 (2021): 1-20.
“It is Re-Written,” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 33/1 (2020).
“Crisis, Conspiracy, and Community in Evangelical Climate Denial,” Journal of the Council for Research on Religion, 2/1 (2020): 72-91.
“Immodest Proposals,” Critical Research on Religion 8/2 (2020): 178-195.
“A Whole New People of the Book,” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 47/3-4 (2019): 24-27.
“‘Conplay’ in the Classroom: The Mock Conference as a Teaching Tool,” Teaching Theology & Religion, 21/1 (January 2018): 60-72.