Betty Ann DeBerg

Background

Betty Ann was born on the 25th of September, 1953 in Watertown, South Dakota, United States. She is the daughter of farmers, John and Dorothy (Berg) DeBerg.

Education

Betty Ann studied at Concordia College in Moorhead from 1971 to 1975, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Speech, and Theatre. Also, she attended Vanderbilt University between 1975 and 1988, where she earned a Master of Divinity degree in 1980. Later, in 1987, she got a Master of Arts degree and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religion in 1988.

Career

Betty Ann DeBerg began her career as director of admissions and financial aid for Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where she served from 1980 to 1988. After that, she accepted the post of an assistant professor at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso. In 1994 she became an associate professor of theology there.

In 1997, Betty joined the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls as a professor of religion and head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Also, she was a speaker at colleges and universities, including William Jewell College, Hendrix College, Indiana University, University of Utah, Concordia College, and Millikin University. Besides, she was a project evaluator for Religion Division for Lilly Endowment in 1993.

As the author, Ann DeBerg wrote Ungodly Women: Gender and the First Wave of American Fundamentalism, that was published in 1990, and Women and Women's Issues in North American Lutheranism: A Bibliography, that came out two years later. With Conrad Cherry and Amanda Porterfield, she published Religion on Campus in 2001. Moreover, she is a contributor to other books. Also, Ann contributes articles and reviews to journals.

Achievements

• Betty DeBerg is an outstanding educator and a well-known author of books and articles. In 1991, she received a Grant from Louisville Institute for the Study of Protestantism and American Culture. Also, she was a fellow of the Center for the Study of American Religion and Culture in 1992-1993.

Works

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  • Ungodly Women: Gender and the First Wave of American Fundamentalism

    (Since the rise of the Religious Right in the 1980s, analy...)

    1990
  • Religion on Campus

    (Religion on Campus is an indispensable resource for all w...)

    2001

Membership

Betty Ann DeBerg is a member of the American Academy of Religion and Midwest American Academy of Religion.

• Chair of Women in Religion section

  Midwest American Academy of Religion , United States

  1995 - 1997

Connections

There is no information about Betty Ann DeBerg's private life.

Father:

John DeBerg

Mother:

Dorothy (Berg) DeBerg

References

• Betty Ann DeBerg's LinkedIn