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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Lecture Series Builds Community During COVID
Professor Sarah Jacoby received a grant from the Khyentse Foundation for a Buddhist Studies Lecture Series that will connect graduate students with one another and to important figures in the field.
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Alumna Adina Goldman had a path that led her from pre-med to English literature and biological anthropology and then to religious studies and music.
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Dec
14
2021
Dec
15
2021
Dr. Stephanie Balkwill, "Buddhism and Sex in the Sixth Century: T...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
The Chinese sixth century was a time of upheaval and reconfiguration that saw the traditionally nomadic peoples of the Inner Asian step...
Jan
7
2022
(NARW) Presentation by Aram Sarkisian
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
NARW is an interdisciplinary workshop for Chicago-area students and faculty working in and alongside the field of North American Religi...