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Prof RD Smith
Professor Extraordinarius
| College of Human Sciences
School of Social Sciences | Gender Studies
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Indiana University 1979)
Master of Divinity (Yale University 1983)
Master of Arts (1988)
PhD (1990, Political Science, Yale University)
Fields of Academic Interests
Religion and Public Life
Urban Studies
Race & Class
Black Church Studies
Christian Social Ethics
Comparative Politics - all with a focus on the U.S. and Africa
Field of Specialisation
Religion and Public Life
Urban Studies
Race & Class
Black Church Studies
Christian Social Ethics
Comparative Politics - all with a focus on the U.S. and Africa
