Instead of trying to decide whether a Muslim kid of African descent really built a clock or just assembled its pieces from a hobby kit at Radio Shack, maybe we should be asking why that isn’t enough to merit recognition in a STEM-loving world with kids who've never seen a soldering iron.
Sowing the Seed is a student-scholar digital magazine that models enriched conversation on the issues too important not to talk about. Contributors come from across the humanities and social sciences, sharing their insights in the interest of making the academic far less academic. Richard Newton, PhD, Curator of Sowing the Seed. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, … Continue reading Meet our Team
Richard Newton moderates a panel on "Teaching the Bible with Technology," a joint session of the Academic Teaching & Biblical Studies and Global Educational & Research Technology Program Units of the Society of Biblical Literature at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. We bring you a round-up of abstracts and related dynamic … Continue reading Teaching the Bible with Technology #AARSBL15
...one of the most vivid accounts of baptism in the Black Church tradition while contextualizing the role of race and Christianity in American life.
Irony is pining for an audience that grows receptive in the moments when you least want to write. America's racial fault lines are opening spaces for new voices. And at times being asked to fill the prescient void with my reflections seems like a compliment, but more than a few times, I think it a … Continue reading Opening Up the Conversation
