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Natalie Carnes

Professor of Theology
Divinity School
209 Gray Bldg, 90964, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Theology · 2025 - Present Divinity School

Recent Publications


Attunement: The art and politics of feminist theology

Book · June 20, 2024 What is a feminist theologian to do with Christianity's patriarchal inheritance? She can avoid the most patriarchal aspects of the theological tradition and seek resources for constructive work elsewhere. Or she can critique misogynistic texts and artifact ... Full text Cite

Lord, When did We See You? Towards a Topography of the Visual

Journal Article International Journal of Systematic Theology · April 1, 2023 As it outlines a Christian topography of the visual, this article argues that the gaze cultivated by attention to art and the gaze of mercy bear important affinities, even if particular artworks exhibit tensions with mercy. Drawing on Augustine, Dionysius ... Full text Cite

Gender and Ecclesiology

Chapter · January 1, 2020 Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2011 Ph.D.