Rachel Sophia Baard is a South African theologian. Since 2019, she is an assistant professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, United States.[1][2] Her first book, Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition (2019) won the 2020 Andrew Murray / Desmond Tutu Book Prize.[2] Her research areas include systematic and constructive theology, theological ethics, and feminist and political theologies.[3]

Rachel Sophia Baard
Alma materStellenbosch University (degrees in law and theological ethics)
Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD)
Known forSexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition (2019)
AwardsAndrew Murray / Desmond Tutu Book Prize (2020)
Scientific career
FieldsTheology
Theological ethics
Feminist theology
Political theology
InstitutionsUnion Theological Seminary, Richmond (Assistant Professor since 2019)
Villanova University (former)

She graduated from Stellenbosch University with degrees in law and theological ethics. She earned her Ph.D. of Systematic Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. Before moving to Richmond, she previously taught at Villanova University.[2][3]

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  1. "Union Presbyterian Seminary awarded $1 million grant to help faith leaders address the nation's cultural divide". Presbyterian Mission Agency. January 11, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Faculty: RACHEL S. BAARD". Union Presbyterian Seminary.
  3. 1 2 "Author: Rachel Sophia Baard". Westminster John Knox Press. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  4. Loades, A. (2021). Rachel Sophia Baard, "Sexism and Sin-Talk: Feminist Conversations on the Human Condition." Theology, 124(1), 73–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040571X20985702t
  5. Craigo-Snell, Shannon, and Rachel Sophia Baard. "[Rezension Von: Baard, Rachel Sophia, Sexism and Sin-talk]." Interpretation, vol. 75, no. 4, 2021, pp. 339-341, doi:10.1177/00209643211027769b.
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