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

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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 […]

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

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

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American Examples S04 E01: “Religion Scholars are not human”

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As an MA student in the “public humanities” core course at REL, Lauren Thompson observed a 2023 American Examples workshop. After making a video, she realized something about religion scholars: they’re inhuman. Read more to find out how and why! […]

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