David Morgan is Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University,[1] in Durham, North Carolina, with an additional appointment in Duke's Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. Morgan served as the Chair in the Department of Religious Studies in Trinity College of Duke University from 2013 to 2016.[2] He is the author of numerous books, including The Forge of Vision (2015), The Embodied Eye (2012), and The Sacred Gaze (2005).
Biography
He holds a BA in Studio Art (concentration on sculpture) at Concordia College (1980), a MA in Art History at the University of Arizona (1984), and a PhD in Art History at the University of Chicago (1990), He taught at Valparaiso University from 1990 to 2007, where he was the Duesenberg Professor in Christianity and the Arts, in the honors college of Valparaiso University.[citation needed]
Academic work
Morgan’s writing has focused on the history of Protestant visual culture since the eighteenth century. He has also studied Catholic devotional images, the history of art theory, and religion and media. He was co-founder and is co-editor of the journal, Material Religion, and co-edits two book series at Routledge (London): Religion, Media, Culture, and Research in Religion, Media, and Culture.[3] He is an Elected Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University and Elected member of the American Antiquarian Society.
Morgan is a recipient of the Annual Book Award from the Association of American Publishers in Professional and Scholarly Publishing for 1999 in the category of Religion and Philosophy for the book Protestants and Pictures: Religion, Visual Culture, and the Age of American Mass Production.[4] His edited volume Icons of American Protestantism: The Art of Warner Sallman received the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book for 1996 from the American Library Association.[5]
His books include:
Morgan, David (2018). Images at Work: The Material Culture of Enchantment, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.[6]
Morgan, David (2015). The Forge of Vision: A Visual History of Modern Christianity, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.[7]
Morgan, David (1998). Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.[46] It was reviewed in Publishers Weekly,[47]Anglican Theological Review,[48]Art Book Review,[49]Choice Reviews,[50]Christian Scholar’s Review,[51]Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion,[52]The Art Newspaper,[53]Books & Culture,[54]Communication Research Trends,[55]Theology Digest,[56]Washington Post,[57]Catholic Historical Review,[58]The Christian Century,[59]Fides et Historia,[60]Religion,[61]Kunst,[62]Winterthur Portfolio,[63]The Journal of American History,[64]Journal of the American Academy of Religion,[65]Journal of Religion,[66]Nova Religio,[67]The HEYTHROP Journal,[68] and Journal of American Studies.[69]
His edited volumes include:
Morgan, David (2010). ed. Religion and Material Culture: The Matter of Belief, London and New York: Routledge.[70]
Morgan, David (2008). ed. Key Words in Media, Religion, and Culture, London: Routledge.[71]
Elkins, James and David Morgan (2008). eds. Re-Enchantment, New York, NY: Routledge.[72]
Morgan, David and Sally M. Promey (2001). eds. The Visual Culture of American Religions, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.[73]
Morgan, David (1996). ed. Icons of American Protestantism: The Art of Warner Sallman, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.[5]
^"Routledge research in religion, media and culture". Routledge Research in Religion, Media and Culture. OCLC707337216.
^ abMorgan, David (1999). Protestants & pictures: religion, visual culture and the age of American mass production. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-1-4294-0477-8. OCLC252600851.
^ abMorgan, David (1996). Icons of American Protestantism: the art of Warner Sallman. New Haven [Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN978-0-300-06342-4. OCLC32968586.
^Morgan, David (2012). The embodied eye: religious visual culture and the social life of feeling. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN978-0-520-27222-4. OCLC823768735.
^OCLC823815996 Arnold, J.W (2012). The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling. By David Morgan, Religious Studies Review Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 233.
^Bandak, Andreas (2014). The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling, American Anthropologist Vol. 116, No. 1, pp. 220-21. OCLC5563603945
^Jasper, David (2014). The Embodied Eye, Art and Christianity] No. 79, Autumn 2014, p. 13. OCLC265813062
^Scheer, Monique (2012)] David Morgan, The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling, Journal of Religion in Europe Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 531-33.
OCLC5672483805
^Stimson, Blake (2014). David Morgan, The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling, Critical Research on Religion August 2014 No. 2, pp. 215-218 OCLC835889852
^Wagner, Dana Wiggins Logan (2013). The Embodied Eye: Religious Visual Culture and the Social Life of Feeling, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 165-66. OCLC5595749554
^SilverPlatter Information, Inc; Association of College and Research Libraries (1988). Choice reviews. Place of publication not identified: SilverPlatter International. OCLC40794763.
^Mathews, Mary Beth Swetnam (2009). The Lure of Images, Journal of American History Vol. 95, No. 4.
^Ramji, Rubina (2010). The Lure of Images: A History of Religion and Visual Media in America, Church History, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 962-963. OCLC688336100
^Siegler, Elijah (2010). Book Review, Nova Religio Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 120-21. OCLC5543118890
^Tiitsman, Jenna (2009). The Lure of Images: A History of Religion and Visual Media in America, Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion Vol. 48, No. 2, June 2009, pp. 405-408. OCLC49890280
^Morgan, David (2005). The sacred gaze: religious visual culture in theory and practice. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN978-0-520-93830-4. OCLC58728584.
^OCLC81610593Scripture Bulletin Vol. 36, No. 1, p. 34. (2006)
^OCLC23658809The Art Newspaper No. 167, March 2006, p. 44. (2006)
^Buggeln, Gretchen (2007, Book Reviews - The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice, Winterthur Portfolio Vol. 41, No. 2/3, pp. 193-94. OCLC174962258
^Carroll, Michael P. (2006). Book Reviews - The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice, American Journal of Sociology Vol. 111, No. 5, pp. 1611-1613. OCLC103049294
^Dunn, Allen (2006). Book Reviews and Notes- The Sacred Gaze, Church History Vol. 75, No. 3, p. 708. OCLC103165859
^Mitchell, Jolyon (2008). Book Review: Spiritual Images. David Morgan, The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice, 21, no. 2, 2008, p. 101 OCLC261469624
^Pattison, Stephen (2006). The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice, Material Religion Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 121-22. OCLC828111170
^Winfield, Pamela (2007). Book Reviews - The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice, Journal of Religion Vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 150-51. OCLC102710257
^Christian Century Company; Disciples Publication Society; Christian Century Press; Christian Century Foundation (1902). "The Christian century". The Christian Century. ISSN0009-5281. OCLC6083626.
^International Walther League; Walther League; Valparaiso University (1937). "The cresset". The Cresset. ISSN0011-1198. OCLC1565413.
^Organization of American Historians; Mississippi Valley Historical Association (1964). "The Journal of American History". The Journal of American History. ISSN0021-8723. OCLC1754428.
^Baker, Kelly, J; Chan, Alan, L; Moreman, Christopher; Garbowski, Christopher; Rycenga, Jennifer; Lindley, W. Terry; Ferreri, Frank (2003). "Book Reviews". JRPC Journal of Religion and Popular Culture. 5 (1). OCLC5595752707.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Maclean, Iain S. (2000). Protestants and Pictures: Religion, Visual Culture, and the Age of American Mass Production, Religious Studies Review] Vol. 26, No. 4, p. 401. OCLC231040681
^Moorhead, James H. (2001). Reviews of Books – Canada and the United States, Protestants and Pictures: Religion, Visual Culture, and the Age of American Mass Production, American Historical Review Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 983-84. OCLC93681936
^Sack, Daniel (2001). Book Reviews and Notes- Protestants and Pictures, Church History Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. 387-88 OCLC93607135
^Siedell, Daniel (2000) Protestants and Pictures, Books & Culture Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 31-34.
^Tweed, Thomas (2001). Book Reviews - Protestants and Pictures, Journal of Religion Vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 468-70. OCLC93598053
^Morgan, David (1999). Visual piety: a history and theory of popular religious images. Berkeley, Calif.; London: University of California Press. ISBN978-0-520-21932-8. OCLC748997741.
^David Morgan, Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, Winterthur Portfolio Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 295-99. OCLC206482583 Hawkins, P. (1998)
^Johnston, P. (1999). Morgan, Visual Piety, Journal of American History Vol. 85, No. 4, 1999, pp. 1666-67. OCLC208108154
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Mahan, Jeffrey (1999). Book Reviews - Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, Journal of the American Academy of Religion Vol. 67, No. 1, p. 237. OCLC94203910
^Marling, Karal Ann (1999). Book Reviews - Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, Journal of Religion Vol. 79, No. 3, pp. 518-19.
^Sexson, Lynda (1998). Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, Nova Religio Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 160-61. OCLC5556794073
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Walsh, Michael (1998). Visual Piety: A History and Theory of Popular Religious Images, OCLC803119775HEYTHROP Journal
^Vol. 39, No. 3, p. 349-350.Williams, Peter (2003). David Morgan, Visual Piety, Journal of American Studies Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 135-37. OCLC358995523
^Morgan, David (2010). Religion and material culture: the matter of belief. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN978-0-415-48115-1. OCLC311757222.
^Morgan, David; Promey, Sally M (2001). The visual culture of American religions. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN978-0-520-92561-8. OCLC49851977.