Teaching and Learning with Dr. Chris Jones

Authors

  • Richard Newton University of Alabama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.26653

Keywords:

pedagogy, teaching-learning, student-centered learning, higher education, undergraduate education

Abstract

The Interview connects Bulletin readers with scholars who have been shaping key aspects of our work in the field. Chris Jones of Washburn University in Topeka, KS takes some time to chat with us. Many of you will know his work on Twitter and other social media platforms where he shares what he’s learning and teaching in the classroom. Jones is no stranger to the shifting currents facing the education of scholars and students in the academic study of religion, so we are most pleased he could join us to discuss these and other matters.

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

Anzaldúa, Gloria E. 1987. Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books.

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Published

2023-09-07

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 1 (2023)

Section

The Interview

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How to Cite

Newton, R. (2023). Teaching and Learning with Dr. Chris Jones. Bulletin for the Study of Religion, 52(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1558/bsor.26653