Anna L. Peterson

Anna Lisa Peterson
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor of Religion
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago Divinity School
Doctoral advisorRobin Lovin
Academic work
DisciplineReligious studies
Sub-disciplineEthics
Religion in Latin America

Anna L. Peterson (born 1963) is an American scholar of religious studies who is currently a professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida, where she has worked since 1993. Her research variously concerns religion in Latin America and ethics—including religious ethics, Christian ethics, environmental ethics, animal ethics and social ethics. She is the sole or co-author of seven monographs: Martyrdom and the Politics of Religion (State University of New York Press, 1997); Being Human (University of California Press, 2001); Seeds of the Kingdom (Oxford University Press, 2001); Everyday Ethics and Social Change (Columbia University Press, 2009); Being Animal (Columbia University Press, 2013); Works Righteousness (Oxford University Press, 2020); and Cats and Conservationists (2020, Purdue University Press).