Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson for receiving a short term summer research residency to use the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) collections! Their residency is part of a larger project …
Religious Studies
Congratulations 2023 – 2024 Graduates!
Congratulations to Religious Studies students graduating with the Religious Studies Major: Canaan Bracey, Hailey Kuhn, Lilah Pearson, John Ramthun, Mercedes Richards, Zoe Scrivener, Emily Rebella and Taylor Suterko and with the Religious Studies Certificate: Libby …
April 26: Jamal Jones and “Beauty, goodness, and the making of the ‘first poem’ in classical India”
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our 2024 April Research Brown Bag on Friday, April 26th at 12:15pm! We’ll hear from Professor Jamal Jones with his talk “Beauty, goodness, and the making of the …
April 4: Fadeke Castor Guest Lecture on Black Feminist Ethnographic Lessons From African Diasporic Religions
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is delighted to welcome Dr. N. Fadeke Castor, Assistant Professor of Religion and Africana Studies at Northeastern University to campus. On April 4th, 2024, Dr. Castor …
March 22: Professor Susan Ridgely Talk on “Southern, Catholic, Universal: The Creation of a Biracial Parish in Rural North Carolina 1870-1904”
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our 2024 March Research Brown Bag on Friday, March 22nd at 12:15pm! We’ll hear from Professor Susan Ridgely with her talk “Southern, Catholic, Universal: The Creation of a …
January 26: Amish Health Culture Brown Bag with Mark Louden
Join the Religious Studies Program on Friday, January 26 at 12:30pm for our January Brown Bag. Professor Mark L. Louden (RS Affiliate, GNS+) will present on Amish Health Culture. This brownbag will explore the health …
February 23: Jordan Rosenblum Book Talk on Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our Spring 2024 Brown-Bag Lunch Book Talk. We are excited to hear from Professor Jordan Rosenblum on a topic from his forthcoming book. This event will take place …
November 2: Dr. Quincy Newell Lecture: Black and American Indian Mormons and the Scripturalization of Mormon Texts
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is excited to announce that Dr. Quincy Newell will be giving the lecture “Black and American Indian Mormons and the Scripturalization of Mormon Texts” on Thursday, …
October 5 and 6: Support Religious Studies during Fill the Hill!
Fill the Hill is almost here! This Thursday and Friday (October 5 and 6), you can not only participate in an annual University of Wisconsin-Madison tradition but also show your support for the Religious Studies …
September 27: Harvard Divinity School Director of Admissions Visit
Download the poster as a PDF here: HDS Visit Poster. Update (8/24/2023): Please note the updated time frame of 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Advice: This is not only for juniors/seniors; begin exploring options and opportunities …