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A photo collage of religious images: Buddha, Star of David, Celtic Cross, Ganesh, Yin Yang, and Islam.
 
Religion is a major force in human experience. To understand humanity it is crucial to understand the religious influences that have shaped much of the world's literature, politics, art, and economics. Religious studies does not aim to promote or undermine any particular religion or world view; the academic study of religion seeks to examine religion from outside the framework of any particular belief system.

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Professor J. Albert Harrill gives a public lecture in German at the Protestant Divinity School of the Westphalian Wilhelm University of Münster

URSA EVENTS
Dec 4th Lunch with Prof Brakke in the RS library, contact mhosek@indiana.edu if interested in attending.
Dec 7th Professor Halberstam is having a movie night at 6:00, with discussion afterward. She's showing the movie The Color Purple and talking about how it is Job-like. Location to be added shortly!

TAK 2010 Albert Clark Award for the best undergradaute and graduate paper.

SPRING 2010 Course Descriptions.

Undergraduate Religious Studies major Julie Singer, 2009 Cox Scholar

Summer 2009 NEWSLETTER

Student and Faculty Reception (The end of the Year party!) April 23rd 5:30pm, a reception in the Faculty Room in the University Club. Read about our majors!

Professor Constance Furey is the 2009 recipient of the College of Arts Trustees Teaching Award for Excellence in the Department of Religious Studies.

Religious Studies May 2009 Graduation Celebration: Saturday, May 9, 2009 5:30-7PM, a reception for students and their families in the Faculty Room in the University Club at the IMU.

2009 Gallagher Essay Contest and Senior Honors Essay WINNERS!

Prof. Candy Brown awarded grant from the Flame of Love Project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. She will use the award to study divine healing. This research helps provide a broader understanding of pentecostal Christianity.

2009 IUB Ethics Bowl Team wins National Competition. Devin Carpenter, a Religious Studies major is part of the team!

URSA UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Fall URSA Events Spring 2009

Aren Wilson-Wright,Undergraduate MajorPresents Research at Academic Conference

Religious Studies
Graduate Symposium
MARCH 5, 2009
Keynote Speaker Maria Heim, "Learning to See: Intellectual Virtues and Affections in Buddhaghosa's Thought" Wylie 015, 4:15-5:45 PM
Panels Friday March 6th Ballantine Hall 204

Bill Gallagher gives generous endowment to department for annual essay contest

Bill Gallagher is the Department's annual undergraduate student essay contest-2009 criteria.

Undergraduate and Graduate paper competitions. Click on 'E' for Essay Contests

 

 

 

 

IU religious studies professor awarded $150,000 grant to study divine healing

Book co-edited by IU professor examines legacy of author Rachel Carson

Book Marks

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Julie Singer

Julie Singer, 2009 Cox Scholar at IUB

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