General News

Bhikku Mahâpañña, a Cambodian Buddhist monk in residence in Charlotte, visited Dr. Kaloyanides classes in April. Students enjoyed hearing about his experiences of retreat from the world and the challenges of living as a monk in our world today. He is pictured here with student Aiden Keefe in Dr. K’s “Retreat” (CTCM 2530) class.

Majors and faculty joined us for an end-of-year pizza party. Wishing you all a restful and restorative summer break!

In the past ten years, WFAE has featured 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 (2018); Julia Robinson Moore on Good White People (2015), […]

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.

Dr. Kaloyanides, Olivia Stockwell, and Libbie Shepherd helped get the word out about the value of studying religion at a recent Admitted Students Day!

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.

Students, faculty, and staff gather to celebrate half a century of research, teaching, and service at a reception co-hosted by Atkins Library. When Bonnie Cone founded Charlotte College, she made a commitment to teach religion in the curriculum. Harold Corkey was first hired to teach courses in Bible, along with courses in philosophy and psychology. […]

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The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for the Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, beginning Fall 2022. Rank: tenured Associate or Full Professor. The particular area of expertise is open. We encourage applications from scholars who have achieved national and international recognition and […]

The Religious Studies Graduate Organization in the Department of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte is proud to announce its 5th annual graduate student conference on Friday, April 29, 2022 virtually. The theme for this year’s conference is Religion & Futurity: Elsewhere, Elsewhen, and Beyond. Within this theme, we begin to ask: How has the field […]