The Religious Studies Program is saddened to hear of the death of Professor Ronald L. Numbers, professor emeritus of medical history and bioethics and history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on July 24, 2023. An …
Year: 2023
April 24: Sacred Art and Censorship in the Hispanic World: Mary’s Lactating Breast, Prof. Charlene Villaseñor Black
2023 Howard S. Schwartz Memorial Annual Lecture Series “Sacred Art and Censorship in the Hispanic World: Mary’s Lactating Breast” Professor Charlene Villaseñor Black Professor of Ibero-American Art and Chicano/a Studies, UCLA Monday, April 24th, 2023 …
Kathryn Lofton PBK Lecture Recording Now Available!
Were you unable to make it to Kathryn Lofton’s lecture “Celebrity, Politics, Power” earlier this semester? You can now watch the recording at the following link: Kathryn Lofton: Celebrity, Politics, Power Lecture Recording On March …
April 18: Cara Rock-Singer participating in CRGC panel on Women’s Health & Religion
Stop by Union South for Women Talking: A Conversation on Women’s Health and Religion on Tuesday April 18th at 6:00PM, organized by the Center for Religion and Global Citizenry, to hear from Religious Studies Assistant …
Summer Class Alert: RELIG ST 374 – Rhetoric of Religion!
Do you need to catch up or get ahead on credits for the Religious Studies Major or Certificate? Want to free up space in your Fall Semester schedule? Take Religious Studies over the summer and …
April 13: “The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture: Mapping Book Roads under Mongol Rule” with Professor Susan Huang, Rice University
The Art History Department will host Professor Susan Huang, a leading scholar in Daoist and Buddhist studies in China and the silk road, for this year’s Gombar/Duychak Lecture. Dr. Huang will lecture on “The Dynamic …
March 28-29: Day of the Badger & Religious Studies Matching Goal
Thanks to generous supporters, the Religious Studies Program has the opportunity to match the first $1,000 given to the program on Day of the Badger! This opportunity will allow you to easily Double Your Impact, no …
March 11: World Water Day & Wisconsin Green Muslims at Allen Centennial Garden
The Allen Centennial Garden, directed by Religious Studies Faculty Affiliate Dr. Reba Luiken, welcomes Huda Alkaff, the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims for an event at the garden (620 Babcock Ave) celebrating World …
Announcing the updated RS Major & Certificate requirements, effective Fall 2023
Effective Fall 2023, the Religious Studies Major and Certificate Curriculum Requirements are changing! Graduating in Spring or Summer 2023? These new changes do not apply to your path of study; make sure you follow the …
April 25: Brown-Bag & Book Talk featuring Katrina Daly Thompson
The Religious Studies Program is excited to announce that Faculty Affiliate Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson from African Cultural Studies will discuss their newest book Muslims on the Margins: Creating Queer Religious Community in North America, …