Religious Studies welcomes Professsor KB Dennis Meade.
September 15, 2022
2022
September
Prof. Christine Helmer’s "How Luther Became the Reformer" was recently published in Chinese translation.
September 12, 2022
July
Congratulations Dr. Price-Wallace, Dr. James Hill, Jr., and Dr. Stewart!
July 29, 2022
- Darcie Price-Wallace successfully defended her dissertation, “Telling Stories Differently: Changing Landscapes of Ordination for Buddhist Monastic Women in the Tibetan Tradition." (July 18, 2022)
- James Howard Hill, Jr. successfully defended his dissertation, "Religion, (Anti)blackness, and Michael Jackson." (July 22, 2022)
- Lily Stewart successfully defended her dissertation, "The Holy Malady: Leprosy, Identity, and the Anatomy of a Medieval Stereotype." (July 29, 2022)
Congratulations to Prof. Hurd, Prof. McClish, and Prof. Taylor who have received Weinberg Research Recovery Grants in 2023-24.
July 25, 2022
Prof. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd to work on, “American Border Religion” project, Prof. Mark McClish's proposal entitled, “The Beginnings of Hindu Law” and Prof. Sarah Taylor's project on, "Canceling the Apocalypse: Fueling Defiant Hope in the Climate Era."
"The ‘wall’ between church and state is blocking our view on abortion rights" a piece by Prof. Hurd
July 21, 2022
Ray Buckner received SPAN Conference Funding for Graduate Students, which funded a conference presentation at the UCR Conference for Queer and Transgender Studies of Religion.
July 11, 2022
June
Congratulations to Dr. Eli Rosenblatt, Visiting Assistant Professor, on his appointment as Wallerstein Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of Jewish Studies at Drew University in Madison, NJ.
June 28, 2022
Congratulations Class of 2022 & Award Winners!
June 13, 2022
May
Congratulations to Amanda on her Lowden-Wigmore Prize for one of the best-written articles at the Northwestern Pritzker Law journal!
May 26, 2022
Statement of Solidarity with our Community
May 20, 2022
April
Congratulations to Professor David Shyovitz for being selected as one of the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities Faculty Fellows for 2022-2023!
April 28, 2022
February
Eli Rosenblatt Explores “Creole Israel: The Jews of Suriname”
February 9, 2022
Visiting Assistant Professor Eli Rosenblatt takes on a new frontier in Jewish Studies in the YSU-Kent State Emerging Scholars Lecture Series.
January
Northwestern Alumna Michal Raucher Explores Religious Authority & Gender
January 18, 2022
December
Carlos Recarte received his M.A. in Religious Studies during the Fall Quarter. Congratulations, Carlos!
December 13, 2021