Interpretation requires both empathy and critical distance. - Jonathan Z. Smith

"Interpretation requires both empathy and critical distance."

Jonathan Z. Smith Education

Historian of Religion American 1938–2017

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"Religion is not about believing things. It is about belonging to things."

"The real issue is not belief, but belonging."

"Comparison is a fundamental cognitive tool."

"There is no data that is absolutely sacred."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."