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Wednesday, February 4 at 5pm聽ENVD 134In an upcoming event, Prof. Max Perry Mueller (University of Nebraska Lincoln) and Forrest Cuch (Northern Ute) will discuss Prof. Mueller's recent book Wakara鈥檚 America: 聽The Life and Legacy of a Native
Join the Department of Religious Studies on February 24th for The Urdu Shi士i Practice of Khi峁乥at (oratory)January 24th, 5-6pmEaton Humanities 135On any given day in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, tens and hundreds of Urdu-speaking Shi士a kh膩峁璱bs
鈥淟iving in Beauty through Difficult Times: 聽A Talk by Din茅 Elder Lupita McClanahan鈥漈hursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 5-6pm, Eaton Humanities 250鈥淗ozho,鈥 or 鈥淭he Beauty Way,鈥 is a core practice of the Din茅 people. 聽Raised in secrecy by traditional
Selling Sacred Drugs: The Existential Stakes of Altering ConsciousnessGary Laderman, Goodrich C. White Professor of American History and Cultures, Department of Religion, Emory UniversityMonday, Oct. 27, 2025, 5pmHUM 250In this conversation, Gary
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Frederick Denny, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at CU 抖阴传媒在线, in March 2025.Fred Denny was a giant in the field of Islamic studies- This academic year, two graduating majors, Olivia McCaa (Fall 2024) and Sam Johnson (Spring 2025), shared their thoughts on what their BA in Religious Studies meant to them and how it will continue to influence their goals and future work. Read more
The latest edition of NEXT (Vol. 8) is here, showcasing the innovative research of emerging scholars in the field of religious studies. This volume highlights seven thought-provoking papers that tackle a range of contemporary and- We are proud to share that Professor Holly Gayley, along with fourteen other faculty members, has been recognized with this year鈥檚 Exceptional Graduate Faculty Mentor Award.Gayley was nominated by the department for her outstanding mentorship of
We are excited to share that Professor Aun Hasan Ali was recently featured in the Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine in the article, "CU 抖阴传媒在线 Religious Studies Professor Says Twelver Shi鈥檌sm Is Open to Discourse," by Bradley Worrell. The article- Digital Humanities and the Intellectual History of al-AndalusA talk byCovadonga Baratech(Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Middle East (ILC - CSIC))聽What was the life expectancy of Andalusi scholars? What were the