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 […]
UF alum elected to Department of Religion’s Advisory Board
Louis Reinstein of the law firm Kelly Kronenberg was elected to serve as a Board Member for the University of Florida’s Department of Religion’s Advisory Board. Established in the 1980s, the […]
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Why 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 […]
Hindu Views on God and World: Sankara, Sridhara Svamin, and Jiva Gosvamin.
Professor Jonathan Edelmann will give a public lecture at the University of Florida’s Undergraduate Philosophy Society in the Department of Philosophy on October 30, 2018, Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 pm. The lecture […]
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The Subjunctive Mood: Exploring Fictive Sufi Discourse in Early Modern Bengal
The Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) is pleased to announce a lecture by Professor Tony Stewart, Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Asian Studies and Islamic […]
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Dancing 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 […]
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Religion & Power: 3rd Annual RGSA Conference
3rd Annual RSGA Graduate Conference March 17, 2018 In an increasingly interconnected world, religion continues to play a critical role in the lives of individuals and their relations to society. […]
Religion in the News: October 20, 2017
For this week’s Religion in the News stories, we didn’t have to look far. All we had to do was focus on our top-notch faculty as they address critical issues […]
Center 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 […]
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Sexing Sacred Bodies
Bodies shape and are shaped by religious practice—they enact ritual, are fashioned to reflect religious identity, inspire and create devotional objects, and define boundaries of sacredness. How does the gender […]
Religion, science, & women’s studies converge in outstanding undergraduate research
Religion and science. The company line is that the two are locked in some inexorable conflict, some primeval wrestling match that has no bloodless resolution. But what if, in one […]
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The Nintendo Power Glove Touches the Hand of God — Religion & Culture in a Digital Age
Over the last decade the study of religion has expanded its multidisciplinary reach by looking to see the ways in which religion and culture intersect with media and digital technology. […]
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