Naomi Goldenberg

Naomi Ruth Goldenberg
Born
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Canadian
EducationDouglass College (BA)
Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD)
OccupationsClassics and Religious Studies
EmployerUniversity of Ottawa
Known forGender, Politics, Psychoanalysis, and Religion
TitleProfessor

Naomi Ruth Goldenberg (born August 1, 1947) is a Canadian feminist scholar of religion and professor of Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa. She is best known for her work in the areas of Feminist Theory and Religion, Gender and Religion, as well as the Psychoanalytic Theory and Political Theory of Religion.

A prominent early member of the Women’s Caucus of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, she has been a key figure in advancing feminist and psychoanalytic approaches within religious studies.