Casey A’Hearn completed their MA in Religion in Culture from the department in May 2024 and will be starting their PhD at Princeton in August 2024. In 2008, a group of Ravidassia practitioners held a parade in Bedford, England to celebrate the birthday of Guru Ravidas. It was this image taken by Mr. Simon Speed that caught my attention. I am not a scholar of Ravidassia, nor am I particularly familiar with their traditions. But I have learned that they […]
Revision is For More Than Just Essays
Developing skills to revise text and audio is relevant to many tasks, as MA student Trevor Linn learned through an internship and podcast editing. […]
What Can You Do With a MA in Religious Studies?
The skills developing studying religion lead to a variety of career options, as three REL MA alums detail their career experiences and advcie. […]
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Religion is….
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 […]
Honors Day 2024
Students and faculty received awards and recognition at Honors Day 2024 in REL […]
Two Interdisciplinary Majors: Adding More Insights and Skills
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. […]
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New Additions to REL
Adding a Second Major: An REL Tale
Exploring another part of scholarship through a double major is a great opportunity, and Religious Studies is an ideal place to do that. […]
Unexpected Paths to Intended Outcomes: Using Digital Tools in Religious Studies
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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From REL Undergrad to an Air Force Major: Learning to Analyze and Construct Arguments
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. […]
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