Maxine Hanks is a theologian who researches, lectures and writes in Religious Studies, particularly women's studies in religion. Her work explores gender in Christianity and in Mormonism, and engages other themes in Mormon, Christian and Religious Studies.
She was a visiting fellow at Harvard Divinity School, and a research fellow with the Utah Humanities Council. She has lectured at the University of Utah, and guest lectured at Utah Valley U., Salt Lake Community College, Weber State U., Harvard Divinity School, and Claremont Grad. U. She has presented papers at the National Women's Studies Association, Mormon History Association, and Sunstone Theological Symposia.
Her first book, Women and Authority, excavated Mormon feminist history, theology, discourse, and women's authority. Subsequent books include Mormon Faith in America, and Getting Together With Yesterday. Her essays appear in anthologies such as Religion in America (2005), Secrets of Mary Magdalene (2006), and Latter-day Dissent (2011), among others.
She was one of the Mormon "September Six" in 1993, afterward studying Christian liturgy and clergy formation since 1996, also serving in interfaith ministry and chaplaincy since 1999. In February 2012, Hanks was rebaptized as a member of the church.
| Title | Role | Year | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women and Authority | Editor | 1992 | ||
| [Review of] Early Mormonism and the Magic World View by D. Michael Quinn | Editor | Review | ||
| Truth Eternal | Author | 2018 | Poetry | |
| Medusa's Prayer | Author | 2018 | Poetry | |
| The Oracle at Nephi | Author | 2018 | Poetry | |
| Here the Whole Time | Author | 2018 | Poetry |