Remembering J. Z. Smith

Emily D. Crews is a Full Time Teaching Instructor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama and a PhD candidate in History of Religions at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Russell T. McCutcheon is University Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama.

• PrefaceEmily D. Crews and Russell T. McCutcheonIntroduction: Remembering Jonathan Z. Smith (1938-2017)Russell T. McCutcheonI. EssaysAAR PanelIntroductionKathryn McClymond, Georgia State UniversityThe Poetics and Politics of Comparison: From Revolutionary Suicide to Mass MurderHugh Urban, Ohio State UniversityThe Magus: Jonathan Z. Smith and “the Absolute Wonder of the Human Imagination” Kimberly Patton, Harvard UniversityCiting SmithKurtis R. Schaeffer, University of VirginiaJ. Z. Smith on Comparison: Insights and AppropriationsOliver Freiberger, University of TexasWrestling with Angels and Heavy BooksEric D. Mortensen, Guilford CollegeSBL PanelIntroduction to the Society of Biblical Literature Wisdom of the Ages Panel Zev Garber, Los Angeles Valley CollegeA Matter of Interest: In Memory of Jonathan Z. SmithRon Cameron, Wesleyan UniversityNAASR PanelIntroductionWilli Braun, University of Alberta, and Russell McCutcheonTransformed Agendas: Generalism in the Work of Jonathan Z. Smith and the Study of ReligionStephanie Frank, Columbia College ChicagoJonathan Smith and the Necessary Double-FaceSam Gill, University of ColoradoRemembering Jonathan Z. Smith: Some Personal ReflectionsJames Tabor, University of North CarolinaII. BlogsJonathan Z. Smith: The College’s Iconoclastic, Beloved, Chainsmoking DeanPete GrieveHow I Failed J. Z. SmithBrett ColasaccoThe Positive Genealogy of J. Z. SmithTenzan Eaghll, University of TorontoIn the Laboratory of Taxonomy and Classification (When the Chips Were Really Down)Richard D. Hecht, University of California, Santa BarbaraMy Preliminary Journey through the World of J. Z. SmithMitsutoshi Horii, Chaucer CollegeOn J. Z. Smith and the RemarkableRichard Newton, University of Alabama“It Ain’t Too High, and it Ain’t Too Theoretical”William O’ConnorA Matter of Difference: On the Legacy of J. Z. SmithMatt Sheedy, University of ManitobaOn Articulate ChoiceVaia Touna, University of AlabamaJonathan Z Smith’s GiftBruce WollSignificant, Significance, SignifierIpsita ChatterjeaIII. InterviewsSam Gill, University of Colorado Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount UniversityDonald Wiebe, University of TorontoCarole Myscofski, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityChristopher Lehrich, Boston UniversityEugene GallagherRon Cameron, Wesleyan UniversityIV. AfterwordClues to a Great Mystery­Emily D. CrewsV. AppendixAcademic Freedom and Academic ResponsibilityJonathan Z. Smith