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?
The paradox of being a scholar is that even when we are complicating matters, our job is always to clarify. ...When I use these terms in my scholarship, I tend to be thinking about the meanings presented here.
This week, I'm headed to the University of Oklahoma to discuss my research and pedagogy. Come check out my public lecture, "Scriptural Roots: How Alex Haley Read 'America Great Again.'"
Here we go...It's Richard Newton's presentation schedule for #NAASR2018 and #SBLAAR18
Over in Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts and Contemporary Worlds, I have an article that has gone to press. It's called "Reading Alex Haley's Roots: Toward an Anthropology of Scriptures."
