Darius Sohrab Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Congratulations to undergraduate, Darius Sohrab, on being elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Teaching the 1619 Project
Constance Furey organized an AAR Online Conference roundtable session on teaching the 1619 Project.
Cooper Harriss Publications
Professor Cooper Harriss has three recent essays out in edited volumes.
Carlson Hasler Publishes on Biblical Scholarship
Laura Carlson Hasler publishes article in December 2020 issue of Bible & Critical Theory journal.
Haberman Speaks on Openness in Religious Studies
David Haberman was a featured speaker for a program for college and university faculty on “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research Methodology in Social Sciences,” that was held in Kolkata,
Lisa Sideris essay “Biophony”
Lisa Sideris published a recent essay on the spiritual practices of attending to nature.
Selka Speaks on Race Relations
Stephen Selka participates in Brazilian conference roundtable discussion on race relations.
Nicolò Sassi’s Invited Talk
Nicolò Sassi gave an invited talk titled comparing Byzantine, Syriac, and Ethiopic Hagiography at the University of Genoa, Italy.
Michelson Speaks to Undergraduate Students on Secularism and the Humanities
Patrick Lally Michelson led online discussions with undergraduate students from IU and Tel Aviv University.
Lisa Sideris on Covid
Lisa Sideris recently published an essay related to Covid-19 lockdowns.
New Volume for Understanding Religion
Constance Furey’s article, Body, Society, and Subjectivity, appears as the first chapter in this new volume, Religious Intimacies, from Indiana University Press.
Student Recognition Day 2020
Student Recognition Day 2020
Aaron Stalnaker Promoted to Full Professor
Aaron Stalnaker Promoted to Full Professor
Cooper Harriss Tenured
Cooper Harriss Tenured
Mihee Kim-Kort receives Forum for Theological Exploration Fellowship
IU Religious Studies is proud to announce Mihee Kim-Kort has been selected to receive a 2020 Doctoral Fellowship from the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE).
New collection available online
Theologies of American Exceptionalism available online.
Candy Brown discusses Alabama bill about yoga in The New York Times
“It’s relatively unusual to have a law against yoga or meditation in school,” said Candy Gunther Brown, a professor of religious studies at Indiana University and author of Debating Yoga and Mindfulness in Public Schools.
Laura Carlson Hasler’s Archival Historiography in Jewish Antiquity in publication
In her recently released book, Laura Carlson Hasler argues that the books of Ezra and Nehemiah help reveal how the Bible received its unusual form.
Winnifred Sullivan receives Provost Professor Award
Sullivan was presented with this award at The Evening of Celebrations on January 27th, recognizing faculty who have achieved local, national and international distinction both in teaching and research.
Upcoming TRiP Workshop: “Yes, that’s me”: Embodiment, Performance, and Pedagogy
This workshop put on by the Center for Religion and the Human as part of their Teaching Religion in Public (TRiP) will consider the resemblances between teaching, acting, and embodied performance.
The Creation of Race: An Interdisciplinary Reading Group
This semester, we will gather to examine identity, justice and democracy as they are often silently embedded in scientific ideas and practices and discuss the resurgence of these questions around the category of race.
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors awarded Iris Book Award
The Center for Religion & the Human has granted its first Iris Award, created to honor outstanding work offering new insights into the meaning of being human in relation to science, religion, and nature.
GRSA “Religion & Abuse” Conference to be held in March
The Graduate Religious Studies Association (GRSA)will be holding their annual conference on March 6-7, 2020. This conference intends to explore the relationship between religion and abuse—two terms that admit of various interpretations.
An Evening of Celebrations honoring Winnifred Sullivan
Please join Provost Lauren Robel and Vice Provost Eliza Pavalko for An Evening of Celebrations honoring Winnifred Sullivan and others for their induction as Provost Professors, Monday, January 27, 2020.
Jay Carter publishes article in the Religion News Service
Jay Carter’s article in Religion News Service explains the deeper crisis behind Christianity Today’s controversial editorial.
Rebecca Manring will give a talk on Jan 22 at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences in Calcutta
Rebecca Manring will give a talk on Jan 22 at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences in Calcutta titled “Unity in Diversity in Premodern Bengal: Rūparāma Cakravartī’s Dharma-maṅgala”.
The Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA hosted Candy Gunther Brown for a talk
The Contemplative Sciences Center at UVA hosted Candy Gunther Brown for a talk on the appeal of and most common objections to public-school yoga, mindfulness, and meditation programs.
Lisa Sideris adds perspective on The Immanent Frame's new "Universe of Terms" series
The Immanent Frame's new “Universe of Terms” series offers three perspectives on What is science, anyway? including one by our own Lisa Sideris.
Stephen Selka presented a paper titled “Public Candomblé Revisited"
Stephen Selka presented a paper titled “Public Candomblé Revisited" at the Indigeneity, Religion and Remaking the Public Sphere conference hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in December.
Patrick Michelson and the Center for Theoretical Inquiry hosted a reading group during the fall semester
Patrick Michelson and the Center for Theoretical Inquiry hosted a reading group during the fall semester engaging the texts of Mikhail Bakhtin and his lifelong engagement with the hermeneutics of self and other. The final event was a public symposium “An Excess of Seeing: The Pasts, Presents and Futures of Mikhail Bakhtin.”
Sarah Imhoff presented a talk at UC Riverside
Sarah Imhoff presented a talk at UC Riverside titled “Cripping the Religious Past?: Jessie Sampter, Zionism, and Disability” which considers the question of what it means when our embodied lives do not match our religious and political ideals.
Sonia Velázquez was elected to the Executive Council of the Cervantes Society of America
Sonia Velázquez was elected to the Executive Council of the Cervantes Society of America. The Society's purpose is to advance the study of the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes.
Lisa Sideris joined colleagues for a talk at New York Academy of Sciences
Lisa Sideris joined psychologists Jennifer Stellar and Piercarlo Valdesolo at the New York Academy of Sciences for a talk titled “Beyond Oneself: The Ethics and Psychology of Awe” to explore our understanding of how awe shapes our perspectives and views on everything from science to morality.
Sarah Imhoff contributed a piece to The Immanent Frame
Sarah Imhoff contributed a piece to The Immanent Frame about “body.” She explores the two main ways in the field of religious studies to think about what “body” means and why it matters.
Stephen Selka participated in a roundtable titled “Imagining climates of justice: Intersectionality, cultural critique and the provocations of Science Fiction”
Stephen Selka participated in a roundtable titled “Imagining climates of justice: Intersectionality, cultural critique and the provocations of Science Fiction” at the American Anthropological Association meetings in Vancouver in November. Selka’s contribution was titled “Reading Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower in the fall of 2016.”
Michael Ing spoke at the First Nation’s Center
Michael Ing spoke at the First Nation’s Center celebration of Native American Heritage Month. This and other events throughout the month highlighted the issues still affecting indigenous peoples.
Candy Brown debated Barnaby Spring at Mindful Leader Summit
Watch Candy Brown at the Mindful Leader Summit in D.C. as she debated Barnaby Spring, Director of Mindfulness in Education for the NYC Department of Education over the issue: Are mindfulness practices religious, and do they belong in public institutions?
Patrick Michelson took part in Indiana University’s 2nd Annual Research Day
Patrick Michelson took part in Indiana University’s 2nd Annual Research Day hosted by Indiana University's Journal of Undergraduate Research. The title of his workshop: “The What? Why? And How? of Humanities Research.”
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