Clifford B Anderson

Clifford B. Anderson serves as the Chief Digital Strategist at the Vanderbilt University Library and holds a secondary appointment as a Professor of Religious Studies in the College of Arts & Science at Vanderbilt University. He is recognized for his contributions to the field of digital humanities, particularly in the context of religious studies. Dr. Anderson is the co-author of XQuery for Humanists (Texas A&M University Press, 2020) and the editor of Digital Humanities and Libraries and Archives in Religious Studies (De Gruyter, 2022). He has a strong academic background, holding a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute. His work emphasizes the intersection of technology and humanities, exploring how digital tools can enhance research and access to religious texts and archives. Dr. Anderson's expertise is instrumental in fostering collaborations between scholars, librarians, and archivists to advance digital scholarship in theology and religious studies.