Hugh R. Page
| Hugh R. Page, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor of theology and Africana studies |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Hampton University, Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub discipline | Africana religious studies; Biblical scholarship |
| Institutions | Notre Dame University |
Hugh Rowland Page, Jr., (born 1956),[1] is associate professor of Africana Studies and Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He has previously chaired the Africana Studies department.[2] He also serves as Dean of the First Year of Studies, and as Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs.[3] He is a leading scholar of esotericism in African-American religious experience.[4]
Page holds a B.A. from Hampton University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University.[5] His dissertation at Harvard was on The Astral Revolt: A study of its reflexes in Canaanite and Hebrew literature.[6] In addition to these academic qualifications, Page is also an Episcopal priest, and holds an M.Div. and S.T.M. from the General Theological Seminary.[2]
Page was elected to membership in the Society for the Study of Black Religion in 2002.[5] He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Stonehill College.[7]
Page served as the general editor for the Africana Bible, published in 2009. The Africana Bible was the "first commentary to gather voices from the Continent and the Diaspora into a single volume covering the entire Hebrew Bible."[8]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Page, Hugh R. (1996). Exploring New Paradigms in Biblical and Cognate Studies. Lewiston, New York: Mellen Biblical Press. ISBN 0773424075.
- Page, Hugh R. (1997). The Myth of Cosmic Rebellion: A Study of its Reflexes in Ugaritic and Biblical Literature. Brill. ISBN 9004105638.
- Page, Hugh R. (1997). Waves, Clouds, and Flames-Impressions from Journeys Past and Present. Quiet Fire Press. ISBN 0965028305.
- Page, Hugh R. (2006). Exodus. Bible Reading Fellowship. ISBN 1841010669.
- Page, Hugh R. (2013). Israel's Poetry of Resistance. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800663346.
- Hugh R. Page, ed. (2009). The Africana Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN 0800621255.
References
- ↑ "Page, Hugh Rowland". Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- 1 2 "Three African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
- ↑ "Hugh R. Page, Jr.". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: "There Is a Mystery". 2014. p. 14. ISBN 9789004283428.
- 1 2 "Hugh R. Page Jr.". Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "The astral revolt : a study of its reflexes in Canaanite and Hebrew literature (Book, 1990)". Worldcat. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Stonehill College. "Hugh R. Page, Jr., D.Min., Ph.D.".
- ↑ Marbury, Herbert Robinson (2015). Pillars of Cloud and Fire: The Politics of Exodus in African American Biblical Interpretation. p. xii. ISBN 9781479812509.