Brent Nongbri

An award-winning author, Brent Nongbri is a specialist in the study of religion with a focus on ancient Christianity. He has taught at Yale University, Oberlin College, Macquarie University (Australia), and Aarhus University (Denmark) and is now Professor of History of Religions at the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society in Oslo. With over a decade of archaeological experience working on Roman era sites in Italy and Israel, he is well versed in the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. Raised in Texas, Nongbri is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned his doctorate at Yale University. He is married to classical archaeologist Mary Jane Cuyler.