OUR MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO EACH OTHER IN A TIME OF WAR
A recording of a conversation with the religion department at UF about the ongoing war in Gaza. This discussion features Professors Yaniv Feller, Terje Ostebo, and Anna Peterson of the Religion ...
Read more2023 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 religion ...
Read moreDr. 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 Traditions ...
Read moreIntroducing 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 ...
Read moreSpring 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 as a ...
Read moreFall 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 listing of ...
Read moreNew 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 ...
Read moreLaunching 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, ...
Read moreReligion and the Paranormal
This course takes a critical approach to the paranormal as an “other” category for religion and science, including insights from folklore studies, laboratory research and cognitive science. Read more "Religion and ...
Read moreBuddhist Meditation
The course explores the theories and practices of meditation developed by the major Buddhist traditions, in relation to the relevant social, philosophical, and religious contexts. The focus is on the ...
Read moreReligion and Politics in Latin America
This advanced undergraduate course explores the relations between religion and politics in Latin America and the Caribbean, past and present. Read more "Religion and Politics in Latin America"
Read moreEnvironmental Ethics
This course explores the competing secular and religious views regarding human impacts on and moral responsibilities toward nature and the key thinkers and social movements in contention over them. Read more ...
Read moreReligion & Nature in North America
This course critically examines the roles played by religion, ethics, and nature during the evolution of the cultural, political, and environmental history of North America since European contact. It pays ...
Read moreReligion in a Time of Pandemic: A CFP
5th Annual RGSA Graduate Conference Religion Graduate Students Association (RGSA) Department of Religion University of Florida Call for Papers “Religion in a Time of Pandemic” March 6, 2021 You are cordially invited to participate in ...
Read moreGlobal Ethics
This course explores the ethical dimensions of global social, political, and environmental issues. Students will learn about different philosophical and religious ethics and use those approaches to understand and evaluate ...
Read moreBuddhist Philosophy
This is a new course, offered at UF for the first time. It is open to students from all majors who are interested in learning about Buddhist philosophy. There are ...
Read moreUndergraduate 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 ...
Read moreBeginning 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 ...
Read moreTemporary 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, ...
Read moreIslam 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 ...
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