Andrew Ramer

Andrew Ramer, an adjunct professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, is the author of numerous books and articles. His primary interests are in multi-faith dialogue, the sacredness of the body, queer inclusion, and our connection to the Earth.

Much of his work focuses on Jewish texts, informed by his interest in the Sufi tradition in Islam and the writings of Farid ad-Din Attar, Hafiz, and Rumi; a decades-long Buddhist meditation practice; and his active participation in a Mennonite church. Ramer has just completed a lyric, apocalyptic story-cycle, When People Still Lived on the Earth, about how human beings destroyed this lovely planet, and what happened to all of us afterwards, up in heaven.