Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr Constance Wise

Personal Biography Statement

Constance Wise has taught at MSCD since 2004 and at other Denver area colleges and universities. She had been a practicing Feminist Wiccan for thirty years and co-founded two Feminist Wiccan covens in Denver. She raised her two children as Wiccans and as adults they are still occasional practitioners. She teaches religious studies, women’s studies, and philosophy at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and other area colleges. Dr. Wise regularly gives “Have altar will travel” introductions to Paganism to colleges and high school classes. Her primary scholarly interest is promoting positive acceptance of religious pluralism.

Educational Biography

Doctorate in Theology and Religious Studies is from the Joint PhD Program of Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver.

Selected Publications

2004: Rowman and Littlefield Press: Hidden Circles in the Web: Feminist Wicca, Process Thought and the Occult

Professional Affiliations

The American Academic of Religion
The Pagan Studies List Serve
The Institute of Thealogy and Deasophy

Current Projects

Process thought as a possible philosophical foundation for understanding the worship of different deities among the diverse religions in the United States, a phenomenon Dr. Wise calls “America’s polytheism.”

Courses Taught

PHI-1010,PHI-1030,PHI-361G

Current Semester Schedule