Several Religious Studies Core Faculty Members and Faculty Affiliates presented research in November 2024 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Read on for some highlights: K.D. Thompson, RS Core Faculty, presented …
Year: 2024
December 11th: End of the Semester Celebration
Need a study break? Love sweet treats and Religious Studies? Join us next Wednesday, December 11th in the Bradley Memorial Building Lobby between 1 and 3pm for conversation, cookies, and more! Open to all! Grab a treat on your …
December 6th: Lunch with Professor Vincent Lloyd
The Religious Studies Program is hosting a lunch on Friday, December 6th at 12 Noon in the Bradley Memorial Building with Professor Vincent Lloyd. Please join us to continue the discussion prompted by the previous …
Professor Rosenblum publishes book!
Congratulations to Professor Jordan Rosenblum on the publication of his most recent book Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig, published this October by NYU Press! For more about the book and how …
December 5th – Vincent Lloyd Lecture, Beyond Human: Audre Lorde, Spirituality, Judgment
For our second Religion and Politics Series lecture, the Religious Studies Program welcomes Dr. Vincent Lloyd who will speak on “Beyond Human: Audre Lorde, Spirituality, Judgment.” This talk is funded with support from the Anonymous …
November 15: Brownbag with Professor Tom DuBois (GNS+): The Agency of Place: Helgafell and 13th-century Icelandic Monastics
Join Religious Studies for our November Brownbag featuring Professor Tom DuBois (GNS+ and Religious Studies Affiliate). He will discuss The Agency of Place: Helgafell and 13th-century Icelandic Monastics. This event will take place in Room …
Join RS for Coffee and Donuts! – New Date TBD
Update posted on September 22nd: Due to illness and rising Covid cases in the community, the Religious Studies Program is postponing the Coffee and Donuts Event. A rescheduled date and time will be announced soon! …
October 18: Brownbag featuring Zara Chowdhary, author of The Lucky Ones
For our October 2024 Brownbag event, Religious Studies is excited to welcome Zara Chowdhary to read from and discuss her recently published memoir The Lucky Ones. Open to all! Date: Friday, October 18th Time: 12:15PM …
October 10: Dana Lloyd, “Land as Kin: Religious Freedom and Indigenous Sovereignty in Yurok Country”
The Religious Studies Program is excited to welcome Dana Lloyd, Assistant Professor in Villanova University’s Department of Global Interdisciplinary Studies, as our first speaker in a lecture series on Religion and Politics! Talk: “Land as …
Mark your calendars for speaker series on Religion and Politics!
The Religious Studies Program is excited to announce a speaker series on Religion and Politics for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. All events will take place on Thursdays, at 4pm in Van Hise Hall, …