Amy Oden is member of University United Methodist Church in College Park, MD. She enjoys music and reading historical novels. Pursuing her interests in the history of Christianity and hospitality, she has recently finished a book project entitled God's Welcome: Hospitality for a Gospel-Hungry World.
Courses Taught:
- The Church in History: Early to Reformation
- Readings in Women's Writings
- Readings in Augustine
- Early Christian Communities
- History of Christian Spiritual Practices
- Welcoming the Stranger: History of Hospitality
- Women in Early and Medieval Christianity
Education:
- University of Oklahoma, B.A.
- Southern Methodist University, Ph.D.
Publications:
- In Her Words: Women's Writings in the History of Christian Thought, Abingdon Press, 1994
- And You Welcomed Me: Sourcebook on Hospitality in Early Christianity, Abingdon Press, 2001
