Remembering J. Z. Smith - A Career and its Consequence - Emily D. Crews
18. On J. Z. Smith and the Remarkable
Remembering J. Z. Smith - A Career and its Consequence - Emily D. Crews
Richard W. Newton, Jr. [+]
University of Alabama
Richard Newton is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He is author of Identifying Roots: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures(Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2020) and former editor of the Bulletin for the Study of Religion. Newton is also curator of the social media professional development network, Sowing the Seed: Fruitful Conversations in Religion, Culture and Teaching (SowingTheSeed.org).
Description
In this essay, originally as a blog post on Sowing the Seed on January 2, 2018, Richard Newton reflects on the remarkable potential that Jonathan Z. Smith’s career has for empowering younger scholars to take ownership of their own work and ideas, even when they might be at odds with the expectations or customs of the field of Religious Studies.