Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Jennifer Greenberg is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Religious Studies. Her work focuses on modern philosophy of religion and Jewish thought, with particular attention to religious ethics and religion and politics. Her dissertation explores the philosophical, theological, and political dimensions of interpreting texts and traditions for their “plain sense.” It especially considers modern Jewish discourses, including those on “peshat” and “derash,” revelation, and communal membership. In emphasizing “plain sense” as a social practice, the project addresses the ethics of authority within interpretive traditions. Greenberg holds an M.A. from the University of Chicago Divinity School and a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.