Relevance of Humanities – Studying Religion in Culture

What Can You Do With a MA in Religious Studies?

April 25, 2024 by Ellie Dilworth

The skills developing studying religion lead to a variety of career options, as three REL MA alums detail their career experiences and advcie. […]

Religion is….

April 21, 2024 by Russell McCutcheon

Some students have been asking me about my Fall REL 440/REL 512. The course will enroll both REL undergrads, via a course devoted to Theories of Religion, and grad students, in a course on Debates in Method & Theory. The specific debate that we’ll be focusing on — as the required book above should make clear (click the image to learn more about it) — is how to define religion. And the theories of religion part…? Well, definitions are theories […]

Two Interdisciplinary Majors: Adding More Insights and Skills

April 4, 2024 by Julianne Losacco

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Developing insights into how the world works and skills to engage the digital age are central for student who adds double major in Religious Studies. […]

Unexpected Paths to Intended Outcomes: Using Digital Tools in Religious Studies

February 29, 2024 by Ellie Dilworth

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What happens when a Criminology and Criminal Justice major takes a Religious Studies class? Well, forDrake Jones, a new major and new perspectives were in store. Drake, one of our majors expecting to graduate this fall (and a trombone player in the Million Dollar Band), came to REL for Dr. Richard Newton’s African Diaspora class in the Spring of 2023. With this class, he contributed significantly to the ongoing effort to digitize and analyze data related to the Decoding Diaspora […]

From REL Undergrad to an Air Force Major: Learning to Analyze and Construct Arguments

February 22, 2024 by Julianne Losacco

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Rhodes Berry learned to analyze and compose arguments as an REL major and those skills have been instrumental in his success as an Air Force lawyer. […]

Negotiating Difference: The Intersection of Religious Studies and Working with International Students

January 25, 2024 by Ellie Dilworth

Her MA in Religious Studies helped prepare for working with international students with organizing logistics and promoting education about difference […]

Are You Taiwanese or Chinese?

January 22, 2024 by Steven Ramey

People in Taiwan identify as either Taiwanese or Chinese, which has influenced politics, recent elections, and relations in families. One factor is a shift in the teaching of History in the 2000s from Chinese history to Taiwanese history, generating some generational tensions. […]