General News
Congratulations to Dr. Kaloyanides!
The International Bulletin of Mission Research has named Dr. Kaloyanides’ book, Baptizing Burma: Religious Change in the Last Buddhist Kingdom, as one of the ten outstanding books in 2024 in Mission Studies, World Christianity, and Intercultural Theology.
Congratulations to Julia Moore!
Julia Moore was selected to participate in the 7th Annual Faculty Showcase for the Archiving Catawba Presbytery Project. The showcase will be on April 2, 2025, from 10:30 – 12:30 in the Halton Reading Room in Atkins Library. Please register online if you are interested in attending.
Congratulations to William Sherman!
Congratulations to Will Sherman, who is one of two scholars who have been awarded the inaugural Carolina’s Outstanding Contribution to Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from the UNC Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies! The awarding body writes that “These scholars have been selected for their exceptional contributions to their fields. Their work reflects […]
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Congratulations to Major Olivia Stockwell!
First prize for undergraduate conference paper Olivia Stockwell, who is completing majors in Religious Studies and Global Studies with a minor in Arabic this spring, was awarded first prize for undergraduate papers at the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Association. Her paper was titled, “Tourism, Security, and Sacred Space at Bethany Beyond Jordan.” Congratulations […]
Major Olivia Stockwell Nominated for Gaither Fellowship
Significant Honor for an Outstanding Student One of our majors, Olivia Stockwell, has been named a James C. Gaither Junior Fellowship nominee.The Gaither Fellowship, previously known as the Carnegie Junior Fellows Program, has been established for over 30 years, with roots tracing back to the founding of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1910. […]
Julia Moore Featured in Community Engagement Showcase
One of several community-engaged projects in CHESS Join us to hear Julia Moore talk about her work with enslaved burial grounds in Charlotte. Moore will be a featured presenter at the UNC Charlotte Community Engagement Showcase to be held from 3:00-5:30 pm on Wednesday, March 19 at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, […]
Congratulations to Barbara Thiede!
Thiede awarded Frances Lumsden Gwynn Award from CHESS The Frances Lumsden Gwynn Award is given annually to exemplary junior faculty in the departments of Religious Studies, Philosophy, or English to help them complete research, instructional, or service projects. This award, which is funded by an endowment created by Dr. Ruth G. Shaw and Mr. Colin […]
The Phillips Lecture Series
The Religious Studies Phillips Lecture was established in 1987 by the United Religious Ministry in honor of Dwight L. Phillips (1905-1973), a leading Charlotte developer and contractor in the construction and development of apartments, housing developments, and shopping centers in Charlotte, and military installations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Among other notable landmarks, […]
