Timur Yuskaev (M.A. 1998) appointed Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam at Hartford Seminary

Aug. 7, 2015

Religious Studies alumnus Timur Yuskaev (M.A. 1998) has been appointed to a tenure track position at Hartford Seminary as Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam and Director of the Islamic Chaplaincy Program. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia and of Tatar Muslim descent, Timur recently completed his doctoral studies at UNC...

Open Letter to New Graduate Students from the Chronicles of Higher Education

Aug. 7, 2015

Welcome new Masters students! You might be interested in reading some advice on adjusting to life in graduate school, offered by Brian Croxall of the Chronicles of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/An-Open-Letter-to-New-Graduate/26326/

Religious Studies Student Carly Coons Wins Van Ek Award

Aug. 7, 2015

Caryn Aviv, Posen Senior Lecturer in Secular Jewish Society and Civilization nominated Carly Coons for the Van Ek Award because of her strong academic strength, outstanding Jewish communal leadership and service, both on the CU campus, and the broader Colorado Jewish Community. Undergraduate student Ms. Coons has a minor in...

John Thibdeau Presents at The Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion

Aug. 7, 2015

John Thibdeau presented "Plasticity in the Contemporary Islamic Subject" at the "The Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion," a conference hosted by Syracuse University on April 7-9, 2011. The conference is part of a series of conferences on Postmodernism, Culture, and Religion hosted by Syracuse. John Thibdeau's engagement with the...

Angela Maly presents at Conference on Islam in America.

Aug. 7, 2015

Angela Maly presented a paper at the first inaugural Conference on Islam in America sponsored by The Institute for Social and Policy Understanding at DePaul University in Chicago on September 23, 2011. Her paper is entitled "Politics of Space: An Examination of the Polemics Surrounding the Park51 Mosque through its...

Eric Haynie presents paper at American Philosophical Association Meeting

Aug. 7, 2015

MA student Eric Haynie presented a paper entitled "Sacrificing to Immanence: Body and the Question of Violence in the gCod Tradition" at the annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Washington D.C. in late December.

Department Makes Strong Showing at AAR Meeting in San Francisco.

Aug. 7, 2015

The Department of Religious Studies made a strong showing at the international meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco (November 19-22). Five members of the faculty and two graduate students participated in the meetings in various capacities. Chip Horner presented a paper entitled "Scientific Embodiment: Affective Dimensions...

Vincent Burgess Receives Prestigious Fellowship to Pursue PhD at Cornell

Aug. 7, 2015

Vincent Burgess has received the Sage Diversity Fellowship to pusure his PhD in the Asian Religions Program in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, beginning in fall 2011. Congratulations Vince!

Kristian Diaz Headed to DU/Iliff for PhD

Aug. 7, 2015

M.A. graduate (summer 2011) Kristian Diaz will be headed to the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology for a joint PhD program in Religious Studies and Social Change. There he will be studying under Dr. Luis Leon. This summer DU will be sponsoring Kristian's attendance at the annual Hispanic Theological...

Dominic Martinez and Greg Johnson to Present Papers at NAISA Conference

Aug. 7, 2015

Dominic Martinez, a recent MA graduate, and Professor Greg Johnson will be presenting papers on contemporary Native Hawaiian religious life at the upcoming Native American and Indigenous Studies Association annual meeting in Sacramento. Martinez's paper considers intersections of Hawaiian and Mormon traditions, especially as expressed in renewed canoeing practices. Johnson's...

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