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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Aidan Nuttall is asking applied questions about data production in his second year of MA studies at REL. […]
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Prof. Loewen wonders what religion scholars might learn about “being critical” from philosophers of religion. […]
We are excited to announce the 2024 American Examples participants! American Examples is a series of three annual workshops for early-career scholars of religion funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. We look forward to welcoming this new cohort to the University of Alabama in the spring! […]
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People often enter the academic study of religion because of questions and curiosities
that we have about the world around us. Cultivating these curiositiescan lead to new questions about how groups and texts work. […]
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Understanding the various systems that organize the world is one outcome of a major inReligious Studies. Though it was not his first expectation, that is exactly what Justin Nelson (RELmajor who graduated in 2007) credits for contributing to various successes he has experienced.Last month, Justin returned to campus for Grad Tales, a department event that features alumnisharing with students their journey from graduation to wherever they are now. It is anencouraging event to attend during undergrad as most, if not […]
Casey A’Hearn is an REL MA student who uses Louis Althusser’s theory of ideology to understand Joseph Smith Jr.’s First Vision.
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Ellie Dilworth interviewed Maddie Brodbeck about how religious studies is useful on Capitol Hill. […]
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We are excited to announce a call for participants for the 2024 American Examples workshops! American Examples is a collaborative working group for early career scholars who study religion in America, broadly conceived, from a variety of disciplines. That is, it is for scholars from any discipline who study “something someone called religion somewhere someone called America.” The program is generously funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. American Examples engages the study of religion in America across three areas: research, teaching, […]
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Digging into information on social media creates a more complicated image about careers and earning potential for various majors. […]