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The View From Late Antiquity: Engaging the Political in the Religious Studies Classroom: Lessons from Studying Religion in Late Antiquity

Diane shane fruchtman

Abstract

How and why should scholars of pre-modern topics in Religious Studies responsibly incorporate politics into the classroom? This piece introduces the reader to these questions and our motivations for asking them as scholars of late antiquity. It orients readers to this Special Issue, framing the contributors' motivations for wanting to engage politics in the classroom and for producing this special issue. It introduces “late antiquity” and addresses the question of how religious studies instructors, whether teaching late ancient topics or not, can responsibly address the political present.

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Editor's Note

The View From Late Antiquity

Diane shane fruchtman

Articles

Politics and the Pedagogue of Late Antiquity

Kristi Upson-Saia, Maria Doerfler

The Past, Present, and Religious Studies Future of Civic Engagement in American Higher Education

Sara Ronis, Travis Proctor

Positionality and Disclosure in the Religious Studies Classroom

Kathleen Gibbons, Diane Shane Fruchtman

Accepting the Inevitability of Politics in the Classroom

A Proposal for How to Identify Best Practices in Effective and Inclusive Religious Studies Pedagogy

Diane Shane Fruchtman, Chan Sok Park

Conversation

All Choice is Political

A Conversation with Shawkat M. Toorawa

Maria Doerfler, Shawkat M. Toorawa

“Keepin 'it Real” —When Scholarship Meets the Political

A Conversation with Shanell T. Smith

Shanell T. Smith, Diane Shane Fruchtman

Design & Analysis

Engaging Politics in the New Testament Classroom

Excavating a Syllabus

Christine Shepardson

Responding to Political Hot Points in Real Time

To Twitter Thread

Christopher jones

Building a New Testament Syllabus After the 2016 Elections

Susanna drake

Annotated Lesson Plan

Paul, Ethnicity, and Belonging

Abby kulisz

Learning Design

Discussing Political Issues with Ruth

Christy cobb

Teaching Tactics

Seeing the Unseen: Art and Politics in the Biblical Studies Classroom

Sonja anderson

“Town Hall Meeting” on the Bible in Contemporary Issues

Chan Sok Park