Imhoff Consulted on Leopold & Loeb Documentary
Prof. Sarah Imhoff appeared as a historian in a documentary about the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder.
Stream it hereOur Religious Studies students are equipped to understand our diverse and rapidly changing world while learning much about themselves. This comparative field of study imbues students with the ability to assess diverse actions, traditions, and values. The knowledge and habits of mind learned in Religious Studies remain relevant forever, as key to a life of conscious choice and thoughtful, multi-cultural engagement.
Religious Studies courses help you examine your core values, both objectively and in terms of personal experience. In our classes, you will explore how people make sense of the world and enhance your global cultural knowledge as you engage in a wide variety of topics from barbecue to baseball, magic to mindfulness, and sexuality to the sacred.
Prof. Sarah Imhoff appeared as a historian in a documentary about the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder.
Stream it hereTola Rodrick (Dual PhD, 2021, Religious Studies and History) accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Read moreProf. Cooper Harriss traveled to Skørping, Denmark where he presented research that draws on early blues records’ accounts of and responses to the 1927 Mississippi River flood.
Read moreJosie Wenig traveled to the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York to participate in a course entitled “What’s Still Good About Yesterday’s Liberation?”
Read moreProf. Sarah Imhoff was a panelist on a livestream event on religion and antisemitism, hosted by the Center for Religion and American Culture.
Listen and watchOur department is home to an incredible community of teachers and students ready to support your intellectual and personal pursuits. We are innovative and open-minded researchers who welcome unconventional ideas to help us better understand the role religion plays in culture and society.
The study of religion broadens and deepens your understanding of the diverse richness and mystery that attends being human. Our faculty is engaged in research through the LUCE-funded Being Human project to learn more about what it means to be human in our rapidly changing world.