Congratulations, Dr. Jen Callaghan!
September 8, 2017
Jen Callaghan successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Mass Public: God’s Word, the People’s Language, and U.S. Catholic Liturgical Reform 1940-1974.” Congratulations, Dr. Callaghan!
2017 News
September
James Hill, Jr. Awarded a Doctoral Fellowship
September 1, 2017
James Hill, Jr. was awarded a doctoral fellowship through the Louisville Institute. Congratulations, James!
Professor Balberg's new book, "Blood For Thought" delves into a relatively unexplored area of rabbinic literature.
September 1, 2017 – from University of California Press
August
New teaching resource launches: Teaching Law & Religion Case Study Archive
August 24, 2017
Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd and Professor Winnifred F. Sullivan, Indiana University, have launched a new teaching resource they have developed, Teaching Law & Religion Case Study Archive, thanks to support of the The Henry Luce Foundation's Initiative on Religion in International Affairs.
Professor Barry Wimpfheimer and Luce Postdoctoral Fellow, Sarah Dees, reflect their work at the Digital Humanities Summer Workshop.
August 1, 2017 – from Northwestern Digital Learning
June
Barbara Newman, the John Evans Professor of Latin and a professor of English, religious studies and classics, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society.
June 29, 2017 – from Weinberg College
Professor Ingram and Professor Hurd awarded prestigious grant in religion, journalism, and international affairs.
June 9, 2017 – from Buffett Institute for Global Studies
May
Adina Goldman, Religious Studies Major and Franke Undergraduate Fellow, develops her independent research projects within the Kaplan Institute.
May 26, 2017 – from Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
March
Former Professor Laurie Zoloth appointed dean of University of Chicago Divinity School
March 30, 2017 – from University of Chicago News
February
How the FBI Is Hobbled by Religious Illiteracy
February 27, 2017 – from The Atlantic
Trump’s immigration order requires bureaucrats to figure out who is Christian. That’s not easy.
February 8, 2017 – from The Washington Post
Religious Studies Department Position on the Immigration Ban
February 1, 2017
The Department of Religious Studies at Northwestern University fully endorses the statement of our national professional organization, the American Academy of Religion, on the recent ban on immigration. We also endorse the statement from the Association of American Universities, a group of leading research universities of which Northwestern is a member.
January
The Myth of the Muslim Country, review by Professor Elizabeth Shakman Hurd about the politics of religion and US foreign policy
January 31, 2017 – from The Boston Review
Luther MOOC Open for Enrollment
January 13, 2017 – from Northwestern Digital Learning