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Europeanizing the Buddha and Constructing a World Religion

July 2, 2014 by admin

Have you seen Prof. Altman’s new blog post? Here’s a sampling of what he has to say: “Europeans and Americans conceived of Buddhism as a world religion not because of ‘misconceptions’ that were corrected by ‘better understandings,’ but because it served their purposes within a growing discourse of ‘world religions’ in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Buddha became European because Europeans imagined him in their own image to serve their own purposes.” Interest piqued? Read the full […]

Criss-Cross

May 19, 2014 by admin

Big things are happening at REL this summer, including some moving. In case you haven’t already heard, Prof. Mike Altman and Prof. Sarah Rollens have criss-crossed (although, thankfully, not in true Hitchcock fashion) offices. Prof. Altman’s office is now on the second floor and Prof. Rollens has moved upstairs to the penthouse with the great view. In the game of musical offices, you grab the one closest to you when the music stops. […]

Self-Help Jesus in America

May 15, 2014 by admin

By Allie Rash Allie Rash is a rising senior double majoring in Mathematics and Religious Studies. She hails from Franklin, TN, but calls North Carolina and Kansas home as well. This Spring Allie completed an independent study with Prof. Mike Altman on ideas of self-help in American Protestantism. In this post she reviews the final book they read together, Kate Bowler’s Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel. This post originally appeared on Allie’s independent study blog, Self-Help Jesus. […]

Study the Humanities and Save America

May 13, 2014 by Michael Altman

Jack Bauer has a BA in English Lit, so don't say the liberal arts can't get you anywhere pic.twitter.com/QhHTNePKN1 — Chris Becker (@crsbecker) May 6, 2014 I came across the above tweet last week and it made me smile. Jack Bauer, the main character in the FOX television show 24, earned his bachelor’s degree in English literature from UCLA. On one level, it became an interesting answer to, “what can you do with a humanities degree?” You can save the […]

New Faculty Member to Join REL

March 31, 2014 by Russell McCutcheon

We’re very pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Altman, who graduated last year from Emory University and who has worked with us for the past year as an Instructor, will be joining the department in the Fall of 2014 as a newly hired tenure-track Assistant Professor. […]

Religious Difference and the Monkey King of Oklahoma City

December 12, 2013 by admin

Interested in what our own Mike Altman has to say about the current goings on in Oklahoma concerning public religious monuments? Then click here. […]

Biased or Balanced?

October 7, 2013 by Russell McCutcheon

So, did you catch that Prof. Altman‘s recent post on Mircea Eliade (which was linked here) was just quoted on Andrew Sullivan’s blog. Maybe you’ve seen Sullivan on TV as a political commentator or maybe you follow his blog — he’s certainly got a national media profile. But did you read Mike’s original post? If so, what do you think of the particular quote from it that appeared on The Dish? Is this what Mike’s article was about…? Was it […]

Time for an Eternal Return?

October 3, 2013 by admin

It’s Eliade day here at the REL faculty blog… Did you see Prof. Altman’s post? […]

The Narrative Remains the Same

October 1, 2013 by admin

Have you read Mike Altman’s post on the recent controversy surrounding the Miss America contest? No? You should. He concludes: […]

Why the U.S. State Department Should Take Mike Altman’s Introduction to Religious Studies Course

September 21, 2013 by admin

Did you hear Sec. of State John Kerry’s comment (on Aug. 7, 2013) on the importance of understanding the role of religion in international affairs? […]

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