This Monday, June 15 from Noon EST/11am Central, I’m talking about teaching tactics, pedagogical challenges, and more with the good folks of NAASR. It’s going down on here on Zoom for free courtesy of the North American Association for the Study of Religion. Thanks to my colleague, Dr. Merinda Simmons for the invite and for … Continue reading Let’s Talk Teaching!
Going into the new month with some not-so-light reading. One of my students asked me how I read, and this picture encapsulates my process pretty well. I scan a work, its arguments and its structure. Then I write in the margins questions of clarification and questions of substance (shoutout Dr. Charles Wood). Then I use … Continue reading Friday Coffee Reading
Why is some criticism vital and other, deadly?
Waiting for the reddest of eyes. It’s not Presidents Hall, but it’ll have to do. The semester is almost a wrap, and I’m working on video scripts for my Sociology of Religion course. Looking forward to taking out my new camera for a spin too.
I have never had the type of hobbies that are shared by the masses. I have played golf once. I've never been confident enought to play pickup basketball. (I'm not whether the flesh is willing and the sprit is weak or the other way around.) I played one disastrous season of league softball, but that's … Continue reading Teaching Lessons from the Mat
