Here we go! Back to a new school year. So far so good, especially for a Monday.
From the Footnotes
Reading around about “scriptures,” “ritual,” and why the twain meet less in scholarship than one would think.
Iconic
I had no intention of color-coordinating outfits with my reading. But if ever there were a topic …
Friday Coffee Reading
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
Off-Script is Back, Jack!
Throughout 2025, we hosted Off-Script, a monthly conversation on scriptures, scholarship, and our subfield. Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, the Institute for Signifying Scriptures, and the Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts, these Zoom discussions have been a great place to both develop and showcase … Continue reading Off-Script is Back, Jack!
