Erica Ridderman, Graduate Assistant

Please note: Erica has left the "Religious Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Erica Ridderman is a Ph.D. Candidate in Christian Theological Studies. Her current work focuses on love and justice in the doctrine of God, exploring the doctrinal and ethical implications of their relationship. Her other theological interests include decolonial analysis, eschatology, theologies of suffering, and sports ethics. 

Erica holds an M.Div. from Duke Divinity School and a B.A. in Philosophy and History from Indiana University.

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Teaching (Fall 2025):

• XTIANTHE 755.002, CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Synopsis

  Divinity TBA, MTuWThF 12:50 PM-02:35 PM

• XTIANTHE 755.10P, CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Synopsis

  Online ON, W 01:20 PM-02:35 PM

• XTIANTHE 755.11P, CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Synopsis

  Online ON, W 01:20 PM-02:35 PM

• XTIANTHE 755.12P, CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Synopsis

  Online ON, W 01:20 PM-02:35 PM

• XTIANTHE 755.13P, CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY Synopsis

  Online ON, W 01:20 PM-02:35 PM

Recent Publications

1. Ridderman, E, NAMING GOD: ADDRESSING THE DIVINE IN PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY, AND SCRIPTURE. By JanetSoskice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. vii + 247. $39.99., Religious Studies Review, vol. 50 no. 1 (March, 2024), pp. 154-154, Wiley [doi]
2. Ridderman, E, Book review: Norman Wirzba, This Sacred Life: Humanity’s Place in a Wounded World, Anglican Theological Review, vol. 104 no. 4 (November, 2022), pp. 499-501, SAGE Publications [doi]
3. Ridderman, E, "Goddes Visitacion": Human Suffering and Divine Agency in Calvin and Herbert, Christianity and Literature, vol. 71 no. 3 (September, 2022), pp. 306-321, Johns Hopkins University Press
4. Ridderman, E, The antinomy of gehenna: Pavel Florensky's contribution to debates on hell and universalism, Scottish Journal of Theology, vol. 74 no. 3 (August, 2021), pp. 235-251, Cambridge University Press (CUP) [doi]  [abs]