One of my goals when I started the Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine project was to reach a point where we could not only make inscriptions relevant and exciting, but also that we could use them for digital analyses. I am happy to report a first … [Continue reading] about Inscriptions and Machine Learning
The Larger Picture
This last semester I taught a new course, "Happiness and the Pursuit of the Good Life," the goal of which was to put positive psychology and religious texts into conversation. The class was overwhelmingly popular. I ended with around 400 students, … [Continue reading] about The Larger Picture
Article on “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine”
Our work continues on "Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine" on a spiffy, newly designed website. The site came to the attention of the Jewish News Service, which wrote a nice article on us. A special shout out to Dr. Christopher Zeichman and Dr. … [Continue reading] about Article on “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine”
Judaism, Christianity, Islam: A New Online Course
I have recently posted an online course on my website, "Judaism, Christianity, Islam." The course, based on one that I developed and taught at Brown University, introduces these three "Abrahamic" traditions. You can follow the course in sequence, … [Continue reading] about Judaism, Christianity, Islam: A New Online Course
New Publications
Over the last few months a number of my essays and articles have been published; a result of the COVID induced backlog beginning to clear. Just an update on what is out there and perhaps even available, if you have database access: 1. “The … [Continue reading] about New Publications