Honorific Prefix: | The Reverend |
Hugh R. Page | |
Birth Name: | Hugh Rowland Page Jr. |
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Religion: | Christianity (Anglican) |
Church: | Episcopal Church (United States) |
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Thesis Title: | The Astral Revolt |
Thesis Year: | 1990 |
Discipline: | Theology |
Workplaces: | University of Notre Dame |
| signature = | signature_alt = }}Hugh Rowland Page Jr. (born 1956[1]) is professor of Africana studies and theology at the University of Notre Dame. He has previously chaired the Africana studies department.[2] He also served as dean of the First Year of Studies, and as vice-president and associate provost for undergraduate affairs.[3] He is a scholar of esotericism in African-American religious experience.[4]
Page holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Near Eastern languages and civilizations from Harvard University.[5] His dissertation at Harvard was on The Astral Revolt: A Study of Its Reflexes in Canaanite and Hebrew Literature.[6] In addition to these academic qualifications, Page is also an Episcopal priest, and holds Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology from the General Theological Seminary.[2]
Page was elected to membership in the Society for the Study of Black Religion in 2002.[5] He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Stonehill College.[7]
Page served as the general editor for the Africana Bible, published in 2009. The Africana Bible was the "first commentary to gather voices from the Continent and the Diaspora into a single volume covering the entire Hebrew Bible."[8]