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In the past ten years, WFAE has featured Sean McCloud on Magic in the United States (2023); Kent Brintnall on Same Sex Marriage and the Church (2016) and Grappling With Scandals Within Religious Institutions (2018); Sean McCloud on WFAE Superstitions and Why We Believe Them (2013), Rise of the Nones (2014), and Changing Religious Landscape […]
Religious Studies Major Jared Spears presented his work at the Undergraduate Research Conference Jared’s paper was titled “Exploring Kamen Rider Fan Altars: Religious Expressions of Superhuman Power and Community Values.” His presentation included both visual and material evidence. Thank you, Jared, for so ably presenting and representing the department and the work we do.
Her CTCM “Retreat” Course Featured Dr. Alexandra Kaloyanides was selected to participate in the 6th annual Faculty Showcase. She was recognized for the quality of the work she recently undertook with Communication Across the Curriculum (CxC) and the Charlotte Core to develop and deliver a CTCM 2530 course that combines experiential learning and inquiry. Her […]
Dr. Kaloyanides, Olivia Stockwell, and Libbie Shepherd helped get the word out about the value of studying religion at a recent Admitted Students Day!
Featuring Jolyon Thomas from the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Moore’s first book reissued by Wayne State University Press Race, Religion, and the Pulpit: Rev. Robert L. Bradby and the Making of Urban Detroit (originally published 2015) has been reissued by Wayne State University Press. This book is a study of one minister and his influence on the growth of the economy and the […]
Personally Speaking is a decade-old college tradition of featuring faculty authors Event details: Personally Speaking featuring Barbara Thiede, Ph.D. The Bible is no relic. The stories it tells mirror human behavior of our own time. It is, in fact, one of the most powerful and influential texts we know. Barbara Thiede, Ph.D.’s Male Friendship, Homosociality, […]
Major receives major award Our major and leader of the Religious Studies Student Organization received an Ibrahim Student Leadership and Dialogue Middle East Program Fellowship to travel in the Middle East during winter break. The program is hosted by Queens College CUNY. From the website: “The Ibrahim Student Leadership and Dialogue Middle East Program is a unique once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for […]
Lee Edelman and the Queer Study of Religion, edited by Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director Kent Brintnall along with Rhiannon Graybill and Linn Marie Tonstad, is the newest volume in the Queer Studies in Religion Series with Routledge Press. You can find more information and a copy here.
Eric Hoenes received an Honorable Mention for the Clifford Geertz Prize from the Society for the Anthropology of Religion at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting in Toronto. He is pictured here with Naomi Haynes Zhu from the University of Edinburgh.
Faculty and staff enjoyed some down time with donuts and coffee Several times a semester we try to gather in Macy 204A for some conversation and treats. Join us next time!
Dr. William Sherman’s first monograph, Singing With the Mountains: The Language of God in the Afghan Highlands, has been officially published by Fordham University Press. You can find more information and a copy here.