Dr. Rebecca Raphael

  • Professor at Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, COLA Curriculum Committee. August 15, 2018 - Present.
  • Chair, SBL International Meeting Program Unit. January 2018 - Present.
  • Organizer, Department of Philosophy, Texas State. March 8, 2017 - Present.
  • Organizer, Department of Philosophy, Texas State. March 7, 2017 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Shadow Cats Sanctuary. January 2016 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Golem: Journal of Religion and Monsters. 2015 - Present.
  • Member, Personnel Committee. 2010 - Present.
  • Member, Texas State Allies. 2006 - Present.
  • Adviser, Coordinator of Religion Minor, Texas State University. 2006 - Present.
  • Member, Admissions Standards Committee. 2003 - Present.
  • Member, University and College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Committees. 2002 - Present.
  • Organizer, Coordinator of Religion Minor, Texas State University. 1999 - Present.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Coordinator of Religion Minor, Texas State University. 1999 - Present.

2019

  • Chair, Society of Biblical Literature. January 2017 - December 2019.

2018

  • Co-Chair, SBL Consultation on Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship. 2013 - 2018.
  • Volunteer, Hyde Park Cats. September 2017 - June 2018.

2017

  • Member, University Curriculum Committee. 2014 - 2017.
  • Member, Curriculum Committee, College of Liberal Arts. 2014 - 2017.

2016

  • Faculty Advisor, Religious Studies Colloquium. 2014 - 2016.

2013

  • Other, Coordinator of Religion Minor, Texas State University. 2013.

2012

  • Member, SBL Career Center Advisory Committee. 2008 - 2012.
  • Co-Chair, Steering Committee. 2007 - 2012.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Golem: Journal of Religion and Monsters. 2006 - 2012.

2009

  • Member, Departmental Self-Study Committee. 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. 2009.
  • Panelist, numerous Texas State University events. 2001 - 2009.
  • Presenter, numerous Philosophy Dialogue Series talks. 1999 - 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. April 9, 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. March 24, 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. March 3, 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. February 17, 2009.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. February 3, 2009.

2008

  • Member, University Scholars Selection Committee (Liberal Arts). 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Completed Program for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. 2007 - 2008.
  • Representative, SBL Representative, joint American Academy of Religion-Society of Biblical Literature Employment Information Services Committee. 2006 - 2008.
  • Organizer, Religious Diversity Discussion Series. November 2008.

2007

  • Editor, Perspectives in Religious Studies. 2007.
  • Organizer and Moderator, What Every American Should Know about Religion – and Why. November 2007.
  • Instructor, Jewish Community Association of Austin. January 2007.

2006

  • Co-Chair, Society of Biblical Literature Consultation on Biblical Scholarship and Disabilities. 2004 - 2006.

2005

  • Organizer and Moderator, Symposium on the Bible and Violence. March 2005.

2004

  • Organizer and speaker, Philosophy Department Dialogue Series, weekly topic on disability and disability studies. 2004.
  • Participant, Educational activities associated with hearing loss support groups. 2001 - 2004.
  • Representative, SBL representative to and session moderator at MLA-sponsored meeting “Disability Studies and the University”. March 2004.

2003

  • Member, Departmental Self-Study Committee. 2003.
  • Organizer, Actual Lives Project performance and discussion at Texas State University. 2003.
  • Faculty Advisor, Organization for Alternative Spirituality. 2002 - 2003.

2000

  • Organizer, Coordinator of Religion Minor, Texas State University. 1999 - 2000.