Rebecca Runesson

PhD Candidate
rebecca.runesson@mail.utoronto.ca

Fields of Study

  • Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity

Areas of Interest

  • Early Christianity
  • Cultic Associations
  • Roman Society

Biography

Rebecca is a doctoral student at the Department for the Study of Religion. She has a BA in Religious Studies from Uppsala University (Sweden) and an MTh in Biblical Studies from the University of Edinburgh (UK). Her research interests revolve around ancient associations, the formation of early Christ groups, and the mechanics behind the spread of cultic associations in antiquity. Her research currently focuses on the spread of Christ cults in Roman military social networks.