Posts in this category discuss how those aspects of culture known as religion can be studied in a way comparable to all other cultural practices.
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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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 […]
Exploring another part of scholarship through a double major is a great opportunity, and Religious Studies is an ideal place to do that. […]
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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Her MA in Religious Studies helped prepare for working with international students with organizing logistics and promoting education about difference […]
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. […]
Trevor Linn compares close and distant readings of the REL blog’s “2014 data” using the NLP platform Voyant Tools. […]
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A Computer Science Honors student took REL105 with Prof. Simmons, and then got to thinking about how religions change over time. […]
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Carter Sheldon a senior at UA was able to work with REL faculty members and eventually present his research at a national presentation. […]
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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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