Cassie Striblen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Dr. Striblen is a former U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer who enjoys teaching and learning in all areas of philosophy. She earned her B.A. from Ohio University in 1997 and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 2007. Her areas of specialization include ethics, social and political philosophy, and philosophy of mind. Her current research investigates the responsibilities of group membership and the role of narrative in shaping identity. She has published in The Journal of Social Philosophy and has presented her work at both international and domestic philosophy conferences.
Phone: 402.826.8245
Fax: 402.826.8278
E-mail: cassie.striblen@doane.edu
Dan Clanton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Religion
Dan W. Clanton, Jr. holds a Ph.D. in Religious and Theological Studies from the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology, with an emphasis in Biblical Studies. His MA in Biblical Interpretation was awarded from Iliff, and he received a BA in Religion from Hendrix College. He has taught at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; the University of Denver; the Iliff School of Theology; and Arapahoe Community College. Beginning in August 2008, he is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Doane College.
His research interests include artistic, musical, and literary interpretations of biblical literature as well as the intersection between religion and culture. Along these lines, he has presented and published on topics such as the NBC drama Law & Order; the presentation of Hanukkah in such shows as Friends and South Park; and the Jewish identities of modern musicians such as Matisyahu and the Hip Hop Hoodios. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Society of Biblical Literature's online publication, the SBL Forum, where he has published a series of articles examining the reception of the Bible in graphic novels. His first book, The Good, the Bold, and the Beautiful: The Story of Susanna and Its Renaissance Interpretations, was published in 2006 by T&T Clark. Clanton has recently co-authored a book published by the Society of Biblical Literature in November 2007 titled Teaching the Bible through Popular Culture and the Arts. His new book-tentatively titled Daring, Disreputable, and Devout: How Biblical Women Have Been Portrayed in the Arts and Popular Culture-focuses on aesthetic and scholarly interpretations of biblical women, and is scheduled to be published in 2008.
In addition to spending time with his family and reading comic books, he enjoys collecting and listening to classical, jazz, and Americana music, and watching far too much television.