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Mark D. Wood is jointly appointed in
Religious Studies and African American Studies at Virginia Commonwealth
University. He teaches courses in the
history of religions in the Americas and courses that explore the relationships
between world religious traditions, globalization, ecology, and human
rights. His research work on race,
class, religion, and philosophy includes his book, Cornel West and the Politics of Prophetic Pragmatism (University of
Illinois Press: Champagne, Illinois: 2000). He has also written on the ethics
of education and the importance of education for democratic globalization.
Professor Wood has been actively involved in promoting a mode of pedagogy that
combines classroom study with engagement in local and global movements for
environmental protection, social justice, and human rights. He teaches courses
in the Social Justice Studies track in the International Studies program and
courses that explore the relationship between science and religion. He has led
students on study abroad programs to Cuba, where students participate in the
North American and Cuban philosophers and social scientists conference, and to
Perugia, Italy, where students study Italian language and Italian religious
history. He is currently working with Brian Cassel on developing the “Life
Sciences and Faith Community Forum of Central Virginia (for more information go
to www.vcu.edu/faithscienceforum/).
He is also working on developing partnerships and programs with colleagues from
the University of Messina in Sicily.
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