{"product_id":"reading-j-z-smith-interviews-essay-hardcover","title":"Reading J. Z. Smith: Interviews \u0026 Essay - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilli Braun\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRussell T. McCutcheon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of a career of more than forty years, Jonathan Z. Smith was among the most important voices of critical reflection within the academic study of religion, distinguishing himself as perhaps the most influential theorist of religion of the last half century. Among his significant body of work are essays and lectures on teaching and the essential role of academic scholarship on religion in matters of education and public policy. The interviews and essay published here display something of the dynamic, thinking-on-his feet liveliness that Smith brought to questions about the study of religion, his theoretical preferences, and his methods of teaching. With refreshing candidness and clarity, \u003cem\u003e Reading J.Z. Smith \u003c\/em\u003eoffers an often provocative introduction to discussions on issues that still dominate the complex and continually changing critical conversations in the academic study of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilli Braun\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religion in the Department of History and Classics and in the Interdisciplinary Program in Religious Studies at the University of Alberta. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eFeasting and Social Rhetoric in Luke 14. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eRussell T. McCutcheon is Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He is the author of Manufacturing Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192113250553,"sku":"9780190879082","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AfU7Ijux8s9780190879082.webp?v=1767895185","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/reading-j-z-smith-interviews-essay-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}