Schneider (born June 25, 1961) is a contemporary Christian Theologian and a professor of Religion and Culture as well as Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University.
Schneider is known for her theological analysis and critique of totalizing images of God in relation to questions of social justice and liberation.
Her work has contributed to the development of an innovative, theological framework, using concepts like multiplicity and polydoxy, as an alternative to orthodoxy and more traditional approaches to religious belief and theological reflection.
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Schneider has been a promoter of collaborative models of thinking and publishing and to that end has worked as co-convener of the National Workgroup in Constructive Theology resulting in a co-written publication entitled Awake to the Moment: Introducing Constructive Theology.
Her other areas of research are queer theory and Native American religious traditions.