I first came across Rare Book School on a humanites research listserv. I clicked through the links, perused the website, and filed the url away in my "So Many Good Opportunities, So Little Time" catalog. Unfortuantely for me, that management system has only grown larger and larger. But that is what makes Off-Script so wonderful. … Continue reading Learn about Rare Book School and more…
I am looking for something that I'm not sure exists. I want to say that, years ago, I saw a Facebook post from the Church of the Brethren Historical and Library Archives that featured a letter that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote to Brethren pastors. It may have actually been a telegram. King spoke … Continue reading Did MLK Write the Church of the Brethren?
Kelly J. Baker invited me to her podcast "Pod Only Knows" with John Brooks. As a guest, I found it refreshing and fun, discussing my expertise and more. Find the episode and series online.
Have you heard about Fieldnotes...?It's not about fidelity to the field's history; it's about telling and tilling it in a critical way. These scholars help us to do that in a promising way.
On April 11-13, 2024, the Institute for Signifying Scriptures will be hosting a special annual meeting to commemorate two momentous occasions: The 20th Anniversary of the Institute for Signifying Scriptures and the 25th Anniversary of the African Americans and the Bible Project. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be highlighting some media to … Continue reading Marronage: The Independent Institute for Signifying Scriptures
