2023 Russell Jaberg Award

Each year the Department of Religion at the University of Florida awards top student performers in Religious Studies. The 2023 Russell Jaberg Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by a graduating […]

Dr. Narayanan elected to the Academy of Arts and Sciences

Distinguished professor Dr. Vasudha Narayanan has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She helped create the University of Florida’s Center for the Study of Hindu […]

Introducing Professor Yaniv Feller!

The Department of Religion is happy to announce – and welcome – our new addition to its faculty: Prof. Yaniv Feller. Prof. Feller is a scholar of modern Jewish thought […]

Spring 2022 Courses

Just a few of the courses being offered in the spring of 2022 in the Department of Religion. Click HERE for more information about each of these courses as well […]

Fall 2021 Courses in Religion

Preview of some of the courses being offered this fall in the Department of Religion. Click HERE for more information about each of these courses as well as a complete […]

New Endowment to Establish Jain Studies Program at UF

The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the creation of a new fund that will support the study of Jainism, an ancient religious […]

Launching in Summer 2021: A New Ethics and Society Certificate

As a quick skim through any newspaper or social media feed reveals, contemporary societies face many complex, large-scale challenges that have no easy solutions, such as climate change, police violence, […]

Undergraduate Academic Advising

The Religion Department provides advice about classes, credits, and other questions for Religion majors and minors. Many of your general questions about our major and minor are answered on our […]

Beginning Sanskrit

The goal of this course is to instruct students with no prior knowledge of Sanskrit with a systematic introduction to the language. Using introductory textbooks and handouts students will learn […]

Temporary Emergency COVID GRE Waiver

Due to current admission examination testing difficulties amid the COVID-19 pandemic the Department of Religion, in sync with the UF Graduate School, is waiving the GRE requirement for applicants seeking Fall 2020, […]

Islam in South Asia

The study of Muslims in South Asia—in India, but also in Bangladesh and Pakistan—is crucial for understanding contemporary Islam in our global world. South Asian Muslims are also active in […]

Religion, Social Movements, and Social Change

This class explores the role of religion in movements for social change. We will address core questions in study of social movements – how movements emerge, why people join, how […]

The Pentateuch

The modern study of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) effectively began in the nineteenth century, when scholars, through painstaking critical analysis of the biblical text, discovered that the Pentateuch (the first five […]

Why Study Religion at UF?

Religion is arguably the most powerful and pervasive force in the world. Majoring in religious studies can help you understand the complex and sometimes volatile relationships between religion and politics, […]

Announcement

Due to the Covid-19 virus, the Department of Religion is temporarily shut down. If you need any assistance please contact our office manager, Annie Newman (annen1@ufl.edu), or our chair, Terje […]

UF Religion at AAR/SBL 2019 in San Diego, California

The American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting brings thousands of professors and students, authors, publishers, religious leaders, journalists, and interested laypersons to its Annual Meeting each year. Co-hosted […]

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