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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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
30
2020
Race and Blackness in Middle East Studies: A MENA Conversation
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Online
This event is free and open to everyone, but registration is required: bit.ly/race-middle-east-studies Participants Mandana Limbert is ...
Dec
8
2020
Wearing the Niqab (Islamic face veil) in the UK and the US: Women...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Online
Presentation by Dr. Anna Piela, a Visiting Scholar of Gender and Islam, on her new book, "Wearing the Niqab: Muslim Women in the UK and...
Feb
16
2021
Biblical Tourism, Sensory Choreography, & the Power of Entertainm...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
Presented by James S. Bielo, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Miami University James S. Bielo is the author of four books, most r...