Bethany Henderson

SSHRC-Funded Ph.D. Candidate in History

Writer, Researcher, Traveller, Storyteller

University of New Brunswick

Kochi, India
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Antwerp, Belgium
Victoria, BC, Canada

About Me

Welcome!

I am a SSHRC-funded Ph.D. Candidate in History at the University of New Brunswick under the joint supervision of Dr. Cheryl Fury and Dr. Bonnie Huskins. My research interests include the Early Modern Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Religion and Belief Systems, and Medieval Europe.

Exploring the diversity of nations, peoples, and cultures both in the modern day and in history has led me to visit 25 countries and 6 continents. Besides travelling to places like Brazil, New Zealand and Israel for leisure, I have participated in short-term archaeological excavation in Belgium and service work in India, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Europe, and the Middle East. A season I still hold dear whilst earning my BA was studying abroad for a semester in England at the University of Hertfordshire and having the pleasure of visiting Sardinia, Scotland and Ireland with friends. While I’ve been learning and working in the university system for over a decade now, I’ve acquired as much understanding about the past by seeing it up close in-person as I have in the classroom.

I’ve earned my BA from Vancouver Island University in History in 2020, and my MA in History from Dalhousie University in 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Jerry Bannister. My aim is to complete my doctorate in History from the University of New Brunswick by 2028.

Academics

Links to my latest academic work.

Musings

A collection of my colloquial writing from over the years.

  • another new year

    another new year

    [Written December 31, 2020] As this year winds down and another begins, I’ve been reflecting on the cultural obsession with change and transformation that each…

  • understanding cost

    understanding cost

    [Written December 6, 2017] This morning while I was meditating I felt the Holy Spirit tell me to read Mark 14. I didn’t remember what…

  • an ode to everything

    an ode to everything

    [Written July 29, 2017] I’m lying here in my bed in Germany and I can’t fall asleep. My mind is racing about all I’ve learned…

  • simple obedience

    simple obedience

    [Written July 23, 2017] I’ve been living in eastern Germany for just over three weeks now and life is nothing short of radical.  I flew…

Contact Me

I have the privilege of partnering with a diverse range of academic professionals, including those who work for universities, publishers, blogs, scholarly journals, research institutions, and non-profit organizations.

I am enthusiastic for new and exciting projects, so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in collaborating!

Hobbiton, Matamata, New Zealand
Arua, Uganda
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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“But if we thought that for some souls, and at some times, the life of learning, humbly offered to God, was, in its own small way, one of the appointed approaches to the Divine reality and the Divine beauty which we hope to enjoy hereafter, we can still think so.”
– C.S. Lewis