Background
SMART, Roderick Ninian was born on May 6, 1927 in Cambridge. Son of William Marshall Smart and Isabel Maequarrie Carswell.
Professor of Religious Studies
SMART, Roderick Ninian was born on May 6, 1927 in Cambridge. Son of William Marshall Smart and Isabel Maequarrie Carswell.
Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1951. Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1984. Bachelor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1954.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Loyola University, Chicago, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka, 1986. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Glasgow University, Scotland, 1984.
DUniv (honorary), Stirling University, Scotland, 1986.
Lecturer in Philosophy University College, Wales 56, in History and Philosophy of Religion King's College, London 1956-1961. H.G. Wood Professor, of Theology Birmingham University 1961-1967. Founding Professor, of Religious Studies Lancaster University 1967-1982, Honorary Professor 1982-1986.
Professor, of Religious Studies University of California, Santa Barbara since 1976, J.F. Rowny Professor, of Religious Studies since 1988. Editorial consultant BBC TV series The Long Search 1974-1977. Visiting Lecturer Yale University 1955-1956, Banaras Hindu University 1960.
Visiting Professor, in Philosophy and History, University of Wisconsin 1965, of Religious Studies, Princeton University 1971, University of Otago 1971, University of Qd. 1980, 1985, University of Cape Town 1982, Harvard University 1983, University of Hong Kong 1989. Gifford Lecturer Edinburgh University 1979-1980.
Honorary H.L. (Loyola Chicago) 1968, Honorary Doctor of Letters (Glasgow) 1984, Honorary D. University (Stirling) 1986.
Captain British Army, 1945-1948. Member British Association for Religious Studies (president 1981-1985), Oxford History Theology Society (president 1981-1982), American Society for Study Religion (president 1984-1987), Athenaeum Club (London).
West William Marshall and Isabel MacQuarrie (Carswell) S. Married Libushka Clementina Baruffaldi, July 19, 1954. Children: Roderick, Luisabel, Caroline, Peregrine.