Candace Buckner

Dr. Candace Buckner's research focuses on the biographies of early Christian saints, especially those composed between the fourth- and eighth-centuries. These works were written for widely diverse audiences, translated into many languages, and were disseminated across the ancient world. She asks how these texts reveal aspects of ancient culture, including ancient perceptions of space, race, ethnicity, and disability. Her recent courses center on the perception of bodies in the ancient world and the importance of the holy man in early Christian thought.