Religion in the News: September 22, 2017
Religion has always been with us. And it isn’t going away. Throughout history, it has expressed the deepest questions human beings can ask, and it has taken a central place in the ...
Read moreCenter for Global Islamic Studies Welcomes New Director
Since its launch in 2014, Dr. Terje Østebø has been at the helm of University of Florida’s Center for Global Islamic Studies (CGIS) as its Director. However, his tenure comes ...
Read moreQ&A with New Faculty in American Religion & Jewish Studies
The UF Religion Department is excited to welcome Dr. Rachel Gordan to the Gator Nation! Dr. Gordan received her PhD from Harvard University, in North American Religions; her BA from Yale ...
Read moreØstebø named new chair of Department of Religion at UF
The Department of Religion at UF (UF Religion) is pleased to announce that Prof. Terje Østebø is to be appointed as chair of the Department of Religion. As he will be ...
Read more#FieldworkFridays hits UF Religion Social Media
During the summer our faculty & graduate students not only teach summer courses and attend to long neglected reading lists, they also depart for various locales to engage in invaluable ...
Read moreGraduate Program Expanded: Global Islam, Buddhist & Hindu Traditions Added
In the fall of 2017 the department will inaugurate a newly revised and expanded graduate program. While always intended to prepare students for careers both in and outside academia, our ...
Read moreNew book explores what it means to “live sustainably.”
What can intentional communities seeking to live sustainably teach the world? Can they lead broader communities in ways of simplicity, democracy, and nonviolence? These are the questions at the center of ...
Read moreA new website & a fresh new book on sustainable communities
This special summer bulletin features some fresh presentations from our faculty, publications from students and faculty, alumni news, and a new book from Dr. Whitney Sanford entitled Living Sustainably: What ...
Read moreSummer Students Explore Non-Western Healing Practices
Professor Robin M. Wright (ONLINE) This course is dedicated to the study of non-Western healers and medicine in relation to various religious traditions around the globe. The most important themes we ...
Read moreTravel Ban Panel at UF Explores Race, Religion
*Aya Cockram is a graduate student in UF’s Religion Department. Cocrkam contributed this blog post in her personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of ...
Read moreGov. Catts & Historical Anti-Catholic Politics in Florida
What do you know about Governor Sydney J. Catts and the anti-Catholic platform he ran on in 1916? Sarah “Moxy” Moczygemba, a Religion and the Americas doctoral student and outreach ...
Read moreUF Religion Prof Explores Florida Waterscapes
On January 21, 2017, the Matheson History Museum welcomed visitors to River of Dreams: The St. Johns River and its Springs. This exhibit took months of planning, fieldwork, and meetings (and several heroic ...
Read moreWhat the Women’s March can teach us about the Importance of the Humanities
*Victoria Machado is a Ph.D. student in UF Religion’s Religion and Nature track. Ms. Machado contributed this blog post in her personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not ...
Read moreUF religion goes west — Gators at AAR/SBL 2016 in San Antonio, TX
The American Academy of Religion brings thousands of professors and students, authors and publishers, religious leaders and interested laypersons to its Annual Meeting each year. Co-hosted with the Society of ...
Read moreNew religions, food, and animals oh my! — Spring 2017 courses
Can you believe it? Football season is flying by, Thanksgiving break is just around the corner, and it’s time to register for Spring classes. As you register for Spring coursework in ...
Read moreNews & Upcoming Events: October 7, 2016
Friday Bulletin, October 7, 2016 News and Upcoming Events The American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (Department of Religion) will be presenting on Native Peoples’ Recognition Day at UF with the Screening of the Film, “The ...
Read moreNews & Upcoming Events: September 30, 2016
The Center for Global Islamic Studies presented its Fall 2016 Conference: Islam and Encounters with Secularism: Futural Openings on October 1, 2016, from 9:00am – 3:00pm in The Atrium – Ustler Hall. The conference ...
Read moreNews & Upcoming Events: September 23, 2016
The Center for Global Islamic Studies presents their Fall 2016 Conference: Islam and Encounters with Secularism: Futural Openings on October 1, 2016, from 9:00am – 3:00pm in The Atrium – Ustler Hall. The conference ...
Read moreNews & Upcoming Events: September 9, 2016
News and Upcoming Events The Department of Religion is pleased to welcome guest speaker Dr. Donovan Schaefer on September 12-14, 2016. Dr. Schaefer will give a public lecture entitled “You Don’t Know What Pain Is: ...
Read moreNews & Upcoming Events: August 30, 2016
The Department of Religion is pleased to welcome guest speaker Dr. Donovan Schaefer on September 12-14, 2016. Dr. Schaefer will give a public lecture entitled “You Don’t Know What Pain Is: Animal Religion and ...
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