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Congratulations Dr. Erik Davis on the successful defense of his doctoral dessertation titled, "Treasures of the Buddha: Imagining Death and Life in Contemporary Cambodia."

Congratulations to our new tenure-track professor of Islamics, M. Brett Wilson from Duke University! He will begin teaching Fall 2009. He will be offereing Introduction to Islam and "The Qur'an".

Wonderful job at the 2009 Civic Forum to our three majors!
Lizz Baer '09 " Working the System: The Role of Islam in Student Negotiations of a Midwestern Charter School"
Aurora Sekine '09 " Educating the Global Citizen: Redefining the Role of Religion in Public Schools"
Sher Afgan Tareen '11 "'We Are Moderate Muslims!': An Investigation into the Valorization of this Phrase in Post-9/11 America"

We congratulate Dr. Susanna Drake on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation titled, "Sexing the Jew: Early Christian Constructions of Jewishness."

Learn about the Arnold Lowe Lecture series.

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Religous Studies
Old Main, 108
651-696-6141
Toni Schrantz



About the department

The courses of the department of religious studies focus on the study of Christianity and Judaism in both their historical and contemporary expressions, and on the major non-Western religious traditions. While the introductory courses are broad in scope, they seek to be selective enough to allow an in-depth encounter with source documents through historical understanding. Methods of instruction include not only lectures and seminars but also opportunities for independent study and individual instruction. The program of the department aims to serve not only students whose academic specialization is religious studies but also students who seek courses that can help unlock the religious dimensions encountered in other disciplines.

Religious studies is a broadly interdisciplinary investigation that takes its place among the humanities, and majors typically enter a broad range of vocations. Students planning to do post-graduate work in religion and who plan either to teach, or to train for either parish ministry or rabbinate, will profit from an exposure to religious studies at the college level.


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