Jason BeDuhn
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1963 –
Who is Jason BeDuhn?
Jason David BeDuhn, Ph.D. is an historian of religion and culture, currently Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University.
BeDuhn holds a B.A. in Religious studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana, an M.T.S. in New Testament and Christian Origins from Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in the Comparative Study of Religions from Indiana University, Bloomington. He first gained brief national attention at the age of 18 when remarks he made in a speech to the high school graduating class of Rock Island, Illinois, sharply critical of oppressive attitudes towards youth by older generations of Americans, were widely reported in the American press. He defended his remarks in subsequent radio and television appearances by pointing to the historical contribution of youth to social idealism and cultural innovation.
He won the Best First Book Award from the American Academy of Religion in 2001 for his book The Manichaean Body in Discipline and Ritual, notable for its analysis of religions as goal-oriented systems of practice rationalized within particular models of reality.
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- Born
- 1963
- Also known as
- Jason David BeDuhn
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, Indiana University Bloomington
Religious Studies
( - 1995) - Master of Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School
New Testament
( - 1988) - Early Christianity
- PhD, Indiana University Bloomington
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on July 23, 2013
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