The Field Gets Technical?...“Hey! It’s the 80’s!”

Authors

  • Richard Newton University of Alabama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.20844

Keywords:

1980s, religious studies, academia, higher education

Author Biography

  • Richard Newton, University of Alabama

    Richard Newton received his PhD in Critical Comparative Scriptures from Claremont Graduate University.

    Dr. Newton’s areas of interest include theory and method in the study of religion, African American history, the New Testament in Western imagination, American cultural politics, and pedagogy in religious studies. His research explores how people create “scriptures” and how those productions operate in the formation of identities and cultural boundaries. He has published an array of journal articles, book chapters and online essays. His book, Identifying Roots: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures (Equinox 2020), casts Alex Haley’s Roots as a case study in the dynamics of scriptures and identity politics with critical implication for the study of race, religion, and media. He is also the curator of the  multimedia professional development network, Sowing the Seed: Fruitful Conversations in Religion, Culture, and Teaching.

References

Baird (1933–2015), R. D., and Minor, R. N. ([1983] 2020). “Teaching About Religion at the State University: Taking the Issue Seriously and Strictly.” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 42–38 ,)2-1(49. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.18125

Biallas, Leonard H. 1984. “Editorial.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 15.3, 74.

Chernus, Ira. 1984. “Teaching Religious Studies in the Nuclear Age.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 15.5, 141, 143.

Kraft, Robert A. 1984. “Offline: Computer Research for Religious Studies.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 15.2, 89-90.

Raschke, Carl A. 1983. “The Future of Religious Studies: Moving Beyond the Mandate of the 1960s.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 14.5, 146-8.

O’Connell, Laurence J. 1984. “Religious Studies, Theology, and the Undergraduate Curriculum.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 15.5, 143-4, 146.

Vernoff, Charles Elliott. 1983. “Naming the Game; A Question of the Field.” The Council on the Study of Religion Bulletin 14.4, 110-13.

Welch, Claude. 1988. “Preserving Our Heritage.” The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin 17.1, 1, 3.

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Published

2022-01-05

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 2 (2021)

Section

The Editorial

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How to Cite

The Field Gets Technical?...“Hey! It’s the 80’s!” . (2022). Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 50(2), 39-41. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.20844