Summer Institute: Lived Islam in Contemporary Africa
A Summer Institute at the University of Florida Lived Islam in Contemporary Africa co-hosted by the Center for African Studies, Center for Global Islamic Studies, & Department of Religion May 7–25, 2019 This Summer Institute ...
Read moreUF Religion at AAR/SBL 2018 in Denver, CO
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. ...
Read moreWhy Study Religion?
Why Major in Religion? Are you curious about people, societies, and cultures? Are you interested in the ideas and values that inspire and motivate people? Are you concerned about ideologies that ...
Read moreIslam in Africa in Global Context: Postdoctoral Associate Announcement
The University of Florida, with a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Initiative on Religion in International Affairs, will appoint a postdoctoral associate to begin August 16, 2018. This is ...
Read moreStudent awards go to top performers
Each year the Department of Religion at the University of Florida awards the top undergraduate and graduate student performers in Religious Studies. The 2018 Russell Jaberg Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement ...
Read moreReligion in the News: April 27, 2018
Religion news is a beat in its own right. At the same time, religion as a category is not independent or sui generis. It is implicated in politics, society, science, culture, and ...
Read moreLies, Lies, and Other Religion News: April 20, 2018
Lies, lies, and other religious news. Religion news isn’t all bad. Nor is it all good. This week’s news tends to lean toward the more scandalous, investigative, and questionable side ...
Read moreGive us news from ALL the religions: April 13, 2018
Religion is a diverse object of study. Some people even argue that religion is not an object of study. At the very least, if there is a thing to the thing ...
Read moreA Televangelist Plot & The Americanization of Coptic Christianity: April 6, 2018
It’s not the sort of thing you hear everyday — the government was working with a televangelist to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. It maybe sounds a bit crazy… But if ...
Read moreSatanic Ice Cream & Sanctuary Churches: March 30, 2018
The study of religion can take you anywhere. This week’s news goes to show it. Some Christians are boycotting what they see as “satanic ice cream.” Other Christians are shielding ...
Read moreHipstering Religion…Hard: March 23, 2018
Hipster — a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream; can often be seen wearing alternative and ironic clothing, sipping ...
Read moreScholars from U.S., Mexico, Discuss Religion and Power at Conference
The Religion Graduate Students hosted an incredible conference this past weekend that focused on the theme of Religion & Power. Scholars from across the U.S. — and Mexico — as ...
Read moreReligion and Power in the News: March 16, 2018
Religion and power. That’s the theme for our 3rd annual RGSA Conference this weekend at UF. It’s also the theme of religion and the news this week. From the way ...
Read moreOf Muslims, Octopuses, & Latin American Saints – Religion in the News: March 9, 2018
The canonization of Latin American Catholic hero Oscar Romero is a big deal and for those who study religions of Latin America (like we do!) it’s a significant moment to take note ...
Read moreThe Wait is Over: the 3rd Annual RGSA Conference Is Almost Here
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Read moreReligion & Power in Côte d’Ivoire
In an increasingly interconnected world, religion continues to play a critical role in the lives of individuals and their relations to society. Processes of colonialism, migration, and globalization have shaped ...
Read moreHope & Despair, Death & Life – Religion in the News: March 2, 2018
Hope and despair, death and life. Religion explores, navigates, and brings both to its practitioners, observers, and students. This week’s RELIGION IN THE NEWS testifies to the full range of human ...
Read moreDancing Siva Never Dances Alone: UF Dissertation Project Receives Tedder Funding
Jodi Shaw (Ph.D. Candidate, Asia) is currently an American Institute of Indian Studies Language Fellow (2017-2018) studying Tamil in South India. This is in preparation for her upcoming research in ...
Read moreReligion in the News: February 23, 2018
The graduate program in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida (#UFReligion) is designed to prepare students for careers in academia, public service, non-governmental organizations, and various forms ...
Read moreReligion in the News: February 16, 2018
Religion unites. Religion divides. Religion takes part in peace. Religion plays a part in violence. Religion is neither wholly positive, despite the prognostications of some evangelists. Nor is religion wholly ...
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