We are pleased to announce the launch of a new major in Religious Studies, housed in the Department
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, religion continues to be a major force shaping cultural, political, and ethical debates around the world. Religion is a critical part of the way we understand the relationship between the individual and society, the role of spiritual authority in the political sphere, and the connections between religious commitment and national identity. The Religious
09/06/2017
https://religion.osu.edu/events/compas-conference-religious-freedom
COMPAS CONFERENCE: Religious Freedom July 18, 2017 Friday, September 8, 2017 Thompson Library, 11th Floor The Center for Ethics and Human Values presents a Religion COMPAS Conference: Religious Freedom What makes a belief, practice, or community “religious”? Should religious freedoms be given more protection under the law than secu...
04/26/2017
04/06/2017
spread the word -- this should be fun:
04/05/2017
Today, 7pm in Mendenhall 100!!! https://religion.osu.edu/events/community-lecture-series-melissa-curley
Community Lecture Series: Melissa Curley Professor Melissa Curley of the Department of Comparative
03/21/2017
Please come, and spread the word -- free and open to the public
04/01/2016
There will be two events next week for folks interested in Religious Studies: On April 6 at 6pm, John Cort from Denison University will speak on "Jain Concepts of Divinity." On April 7 at 4:30, Kevin van Bladel from OSU will speak on "The Advent of Islam and the Attrition of Ancient Religions." The talk on the 6th will be accompanied by large amounts of free Indian food, so please come hungry and bring your friends and family. http://religion.osu.edu/events
01/27/2016
The Top Five Reasons to Study Religion I'm getting ready to teach religion and sexuality in the fall. Is it "relevant"? Does it have "practical" value? Is it a "stepping stone" to adult professional life? To help answer these urgent questions, I present my top five reasons to study religion.
To all Religious Studies alumni,
Can you please send us a short update on what you are doing now (career path, current employment, higher degrees, moving out of mom and dad's basement, etc)? We want to keep tabs on all your various accomplishments and also have some data on what students do with an RS degree to show to incoming and prospective students (so maybe leave out the mom and dad's basement part...). We also plan to feature some of you on the Religion Center's website. So send us your best pitch (without making too much up, of course)
thanks,
hugh
04/16/2015
The Critical Study of Religion Professor Bruce Lincoln from the University of Chicago discusses a variety of topics including werewolves, critical theory, pedagogy, and self-imposed estrangement from the academic study of religi...
01/14/2015
Job talk by Melissa Anne Curley, "Storing the Leftovers: Mass Body Relics in Modern Japanese Buddhism," Friday January 16, 4:30, Hagerty Hall 145
http://comparativestudies.osu.edu/events/melissa-anne-marie-curley-storing-leftovers-mass-body-relics-modern-japanese-buddhism
Melissa Anne-Marie Curley, "Storing the Leftovers: Mass Body Relics in Modern Japanese Buddhism"... January 6, 2015 Friday, January 16, 2015 - 4:30pm Hagerty Hall 145 At the turn of the twentieth century, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto sent out a call for donations of human hair, to be made into ropes and used in the reconstruction of the temple complex; another Buddhist temple in Osaka announced that…