Why Study Religion?
International and Interdisciplinary Scholarship
Religion shapes, and is shaped by, every other dimension of human society. It is impossible to fully understand politics, law, history, or science without understanding religion. We invite you to learn more about the most interdisciplinary field in the university: Religious Studies.
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Sarah Jacoby, former director of undergraduate studies in Weinberg College’s Religious Studies Department
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With research that adds important female voices to Tibetan Buddhism, Sarah Jacoby goes deep to examine the roots of human suffering, the path to liberation, and what the ‘Me Too’ movement may mean for global Buddhism.News and Events
Teaching Law & Religion
The Teaching Law and Religion website provides templates for thinking and teaching creatively and comparatively about law, religion, culture and politic in a variety of distinctive contexts.
Upcoming Events
Nov
12
2020
Panel Discussion with Prof. John Kieschnick and Prof. Kevin Bucke...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Online
Panel Discussion with John Kieschnick, The Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies (Stanford University) and Kev...
Dec
8
2020
Presentation by Dr. Anna Piela
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Online
Presentation by Dr. Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar of Gender and Islam Details tbd