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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Mar
10
2021
Lived Black Religion: Ethnographic Reflections on Religion, Race,...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
Presentation by Dr. Kijan Bloomfield, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College. Abstract: In this presentation, Dr. ...
Apr
2
2021
(NARW) Presentation by Carl Creason
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, Online
NARW is an interdisciplinary workshop for Chicago-area students and faculty working in and alongside the field of North American Religi...
Apr
5
2021
Presentation by Chenxing Han
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Online
Presentation by Chenxing Han, a Bay Area–based writer whose publications have appeared in Buddhadharma, Journal of Global Buddhism, Lio...