Student Profile

Kevin Stewart Rose

PhD Candidate, Religious Studies

About

Kevin Stewart Rose is a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. His research in American religious history centers on the intersection of religion, capitalism, and environmentalism in the second half of the twentieth century. His work has appeared at the American Academy of Religion, Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation, and the Religion, Race & Democracy Lab’s podcast, Sacred & Profane. His dissertation, “Living Green: The Neoliberal Climate of Protestant Environmentalism” traces the rise of Protestant environmentalism in the 1970s, focusing on the concept of “Christian lifestyle” and how its circulation reflects the influence of neoliberal conceptions of political and religious action.

Works

podcast

What Would Krishna Do?

What Would Krishna Do?

When extraction companies come asking to buy your mineral rights, do you take the money? That’s the question the residents of New Vrindaban, WV have to answer.

podcast

Field Notes: Sticky Situation

Field Notes: Sticky Situation

The Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies is a unique blend of Christian summer camp and biological field station, funded directly by oil royalties.