RLST News and Events

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...

Public panel on "Ecumenism in Tibet" with Ringu Tulku, & Visiting Scholars took place Thursday, April 18th at 7p.m. in the British Studies Room on the 5th floor of Norlin Library. This was part of a conference titled, "Translating Buddhist Luminaries: A Conference on Ecumenism and Tibetan Translation." In nineteenth-century...

Professor Loriliai Biernacki was awarded the University of Colorado Marinus Smith Award for 2013. The award is given for having a significant impact on undergraduate education. The award will be given in a ceremony on April 13th, 2013.

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

Loriliai Biernacki gave two presentations at the Regional AAR in Denver, April 5-6, 2013, one on cognitive science and tantra, and the other as part of a panel discussing the work of Robert Orsi.

Lynn Ross-Bryant Pilgrimage to the National Parks: Religion and Nature in the United States Introduced by Jordan Sass and Deborah Whitehead ______ Sam Gill Dancing Culture Religion Introduced by John Thibdeau and Greg Johnson ______ Rodney Taylor Confucius, the Analects: The Path of the Sage Introduced by Joanna Piacenza and...

M.A. candidate Krissy Peterson organized a successful panel on religious diversity at CU's Diversity and Inclusion Summit on November 15, 2012. The panel included students from a variety of religious perspectives, who discussed their experiences on campus. The event was well attended by students, faculty and staff.

Religious Studies alumna Yolanda Chichester is currently involved in an art project, titled ¡Rediseñar los Campitos!, directed by the community and site based art collective, M12. The project opened on July 1st in front of the City and County Building of Denver at Civic Center Park. Today, July 8th, it...

Our reception and graduation ceremony will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, Room 150 on Friday, May 11, 2012. If you are a graduating Religious Studies senior, or graduating master's student please be sure to attend. To RSVP, please contact Lisa.Spiegel@colorado.edu or by phone: 303-492-8041 to confirm...