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Charter Member

Mahlon Smith

Institutional Affiliation

Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University

Credentials

• A.B., Rutgers University • B.D., Drew University • M.S.L., Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto

Biography

Mahlon H. Smith founded the program in religious studies at Rutgers College. Upon consolidation of Rutgers & Douglass Colleges, he was elected first chair of the united Department of Religion on the main campus of Rutgers—the State University of New Jersey. He was a Charter Fellow of the Jesus Seminar and served as a program chair, especially coordinating sessions on the deeds of Jesus. His draft report on the Q sayings provided the basis for the commentary in The Five Gospels. Besides contributing many papers to Westar debates, he has pioneered electronic publications in the field of religion and is author of several award-winning academic websites.

Select publications

• Associate Professor of Religion, Rutgers University, 1978–2006
• Assistant Professor of Religion, Rutgers University, 1972–1978
• Lecturer in Religion, Rutgers University, 1969–1972

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