Professor Susannah Heschel

About the Author

Professor Susannah Heschel is a renowned scholar of Jewish-Christian relations and modern European intellectual history, holding the Dartmouth College chair in Judaic Studies. Her groundbreaking research illuminates the intersections of religion, politics, and ideology in the twentieth century, particularly during the Nazi era. With a PhD from Harvard University, Heschel has authored numerous influential works that challenge conventional narratives of theology and antisemitism. Her seminal book, The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in Nazi Germany, meticulously documents how German theologians adapted Christian scripture to align with Nazi racial ideology, revealing the complicity of religious institutions in the Holocaust. Heschel's rigorous scholarship continues to shape academic discourse on faith, power, and morality, earning her prestigious awards and fellowships worldwide.