Curriculum Vitae

  • Boston University, School of Theology | Master of Sacred Theology

    Boston University, School of Theology | Master of Divinity

    Lawrence University | Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies & Film Studies

  • Research Assistant, Boston University, School of Theology | September 2021 – May 2022. Assistant to Professor Bryan P. Stone conducting primary source research for work on theology and the horror film.

  • Papers

    Newhall, John B. “Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin: Labor and the Development of Universalism in Lynn, Massachusetts.” Journal of Unitarian Universalist Studies 47, no. 1 (2024).

    Newhall, John B. “Devoted Heroes: Muslim Superheroes, Comics, and Fundamentalism.” Richard A. Harrison Symposium, 2018. 10. https://lux.lawrence.edu/harrison/10

    Conference Presentations

    Newhall, John B. “Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin: An Investigation into the Development of Universalism in Lynn, Massachusetts.” Paper presented at the Unitarian Universalist Studies Network Convocation, Chicago, Ill. March 2023.

    Newhall, John B. “Devoted Heroes: Muslim Superheroes, Comics, and Fundamentalism.” Paper presented at the Richard A. Harrison Symposium at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis. May 2019.

    Book Reviews

    Newhall, John B. Review of Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation, by Liz Bucar. Journal of Unitarian Universalist Studies 46, no. 1 (2023).

  • Early America; New England; Vast Early America; Religion in Early America; Religion in Contemporary America; Religion and Popular Culture; Film; Comics; Visual Culture; Witchcraft; Magic; Materiality; New Testament; Apocryphal Gospels.

  • Richard A. Harrison Award for Research in the Humanities, Lawrence University, 2018.

  • Organization of American Historians (2022-Present)
    Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (2022-Present)
    American Academy of Religion (2019-Present)
    North American Association for the Study of Religion (2019-Present)
    Comics Studies Society (2014-Present)

  • Newhall, John. “Postcards Home: Santiago de Compostela… A Modern Pilgrimage.” The Cricket. 15 July 2022, 6.

  • Salem Cultural Council | Salem, Massachusetts | 2024-Present

    Board of Trustees | Unitarian Universalist Association | 2019-Present

    Shop Manager | Manchester By the Book | 2020-2024