Dr. Jamie Blosser

Dr. Benjamin (‘Jamie’) Blosser has taught at Benedictine College since 2006, and teaches courses in early and modern church history and New Testament.  He received his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and wrote his dissertation on the theological anthropology of Origen of Alexandria.  Before teaching at Benedictine College, he worked at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC.  His main interest is in the study of patristics or early church studies, in particular Origen of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo.  His publications include Become Like the Angels: Origen’s Doctrine of the Soul (CUA Press, 2012) and Positively Medieval (OSV Press, 2016). In 2019 he was the recipient of Benedictine College’s Educator of the Year award. He has served as chair of the Department of Theology since 2021. He and his wife, Danielle, have ten children.

Degrees

B.A., Religious Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2000)
M.A., Theology, The Catholic University of America (2002)
Ph.D., Historical Theology, The Catholic University of America (2009)