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 …
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Dr. Kathryn Lofton, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, to deliver lecture “Celebrity, Politics, Power” on March 23
The Religious Studies Program is excited to welcome Dr. Kathryn Lofton, currently the Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and Professor of History and Divinity at Yale University to campus this March …
Friday, October 28th: Lecture and Workshop by Professor Gregory Bryda (Barnard College, Columbia University)
Professor Gregory Bryda of Columbia University’s Barnard College will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Friday, October 28th to deliver a lecture and workshop for the Medieval Studies 2022 – 2023 series “In Sickness …
Riv-Ellen Prell to deliver annual Kutler Lectures at Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, Co-Sponsored by Religious Studies
Update (10/24/2022): Unfortunately, the 2022 Kutler Lectures featuring Riv-Ellen Prell need to be postponed. Be on the lookout for an announcement with the rescheduled dates and times. The Religious Studies Program is excited to co-sponsor …
Support Religious Studies During Day of the Badger
The Religious Studies Program has received a $1000 match for Day of the Badger. Lasting for 1848 minutes over April 5th & 6th, Day of the Badger is a chance to support the University of …
Professor Kristy Nabhan-Warren to deliver lecture “The Business of Faith in Midwestern Meatpacking Plants” – March 9, 2022
Professor Kristy Nabhan-Warren, V.O. & Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair of Catholic Studies and Professor in the departments of Religious Studies and Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa will give a lecture …
Professor Cara Rock-Singer Participating in Panel Discussion on 1/27/2022 Hosted by Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies
Religious Studies Assistant Professor Cara Rock-Singer will participate in a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, January 27th at 4:00PM CST on “COVID in Context: Health Culture among Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch Speakers” hosted by the …
RS Affiliate Professor Katrina Daly Thompson (African Cultural Studies) participating in Middle East Studies Program Monday Lecture Series
This online talk is being held over Zoom at 2pm (Central Time) on Monday, December 6, 2021. Registration is required. Like normative conceptions of binary sex and gender, scholars and laypeople alike often treat religious …
Guest Lecture: Rabbi Matthew Kaufman, Ph.D. on “Science and Secularization in a Jewish Key”
On Tuesday, November 16 at 4:00pm the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies will host a virtual guest lecture to be given by Rabbi Matthew Kaufman, PhD (Congregation Kehillat Israel). His lecture is entitled “Science and Secularization in a …