For our final lecture in the 2024 – 2025 series on Religion and Politics, the Religious Studies Program is excited to welcome Professor Tarek Masoud of Harvard University to campus to present his lecture, “Religious …
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Rosenblum wins National Jewish Book Award for Forbidden!
Congratulations to Professor Jordan Rosenblum! His most recent book, Forbidden: A 3000-Year History of Jews and the Pig published in 2024 by NYU Press, won a National Jewish Book Award in the category of Jewish Food …
Friday, February 28: Student Lunch with Professor Benjamin Gatling
Students, both undergraduate and graduate, are invited to a lunch with Professor Benjamin Gatling on Friday, February 28th at 12 noon in Room 332 of the Bradley Memorial Building (1225 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706). …
February 10 Reyhan Durmaz Lecture
Join the Religious Studies Program on Monday, February 10th at 10:30am for a lecture by Reyhan Durmaz, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania! The lecture is titled “Fields of Destruction, Baptisms …
February 27, Benjamin Gatling Lecture “Being Sufi in Central Asia”
Please join the Religious Studies Program on Thursday, February 27th for our 3rd event in the 2024 – 2025 Religion and Politics Series! Professor Benjamin Gatling (George Mason University) will deliver the lecture Being Sufi …
KD Thompson awarded fellowship at the IRH!
Congratulations to Professor KD Thompson on receiving a competitive, one-semester fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH)! Thompson will spend the Spring 2026 semester working on their book project, tentatively titled Women, Voice, …
Religious Studies Faculty Present at American Academy of Religion Meeting
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 …
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 …