Devon Abts

Dr. Devon Abts is Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant Director at the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. She holds a PhD in Theology from King’s College London, and an MA from Yale Divinity School. Dr. Abts’ research and teaching is situated at the intersections of contemporary theology, Christian ethics, and the arts, with particular expertise in literature. She is currently preparing a manuscript on theology and modern poetry for publication. Dr. Abts has taught on both sides of the Atlantic, and previously served as an editor for The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. She is co-chair of the theology and arts seminar at the Society for the Study of Theology (UK), where she also serves as trustee on the Executive Committee.