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Islamic Studies Program is Coming Soon!

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus, Calvin Roetzel on the publication of his memoir

Congratulations to Professor Mater for Two Recent Lectures

Professor Receives Award in Kuwait

500th Anniversary of the Reformation Celebrated with a 2017-2018 Lectures Series on REMEMBERING THE REFORMATION

Upcoming Events

October 4, 2018

I Knew We Wuz Poor Book Discussion and Signing by Author Calvin Roetzel

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Former University of Minnesota Professor of Religious Studies, Dr. Calvin Roetzel, will discuss his new memoir, recounting his childhood in rural Arkansas. Roetzel will sign copies of his...

October 5, 2018

"Dolphins, Apes, and Donkeys: Animals and Legal Categories in Rabbinic...

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Critical Animal Studies troubles the binaries between human and non-human animals, exploring how reconsideration of these strict binaries de-privileges humanness and how such a...

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