John E. Portmann

Associate Professor

E-mail:
Phone: 434-243-5537

Address:
Department of Religious Studies
PO Box 400126
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4126

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Yale University
• Master of Philosophy (MPHIL), University of Cambridge
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Virginia

Publications, Awards, and Activities

Books

• Catholic Culture in the USA (Continuum, 2009)
• A History of Sin (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, Korean translation, 2008, Polish translation, 2009 )
• Bad for Us: The Lure of Self-Harm (Beacon, 2004)
• Sex and Heaven: Catholics in Bed and at Prayer (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003)
• In Defense of Sin (St. Martin's, 2001; Portuguese translation, 2005, Korean translation, 2010)
• When Bad Things Happen to Other People (Routledge, 2000)

Affiliations

• Bioethics
• Studies in Women and Gender
• Comparative Literature