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A hearty congratulations to Cameron Ferguson, who finished He completed his graduate work at the University of Chicago Divinity School, from which he graduated in August 2019…

Tune in to Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) this weekend, to watch UMN religious architecture specialists Jeanne Kilde and Virajita Singh discuss religious buildings and…

Two CLA DFRACS (Dean's Freshman Research and Creative Scholars program) students currently working with Religious Studies faculty presented their research at the CLA Research…

We asked religious studies alumnus Richard Pittman Jr.: "What CLA experience continues to influence your life as a changemaker?"

How University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts faculty and students engage religion in class and on campus.

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In a recent WCCO-TV news segment titled "Why Are Fewer Americans Involved In Organized Religion?", RELS professor Penny Edgell provided her expertise to explain the decline in…

Katharine Gerbner, McKnight Land-Grant Professor in the History Department and the Religious Studies Program, is interviewed in a new PBS series, The Black Church, airing on…

RELS Professor Nabil Mater has recently published a new book: Mediterranean Captivity through Arab Eyes 1517-1798

On November 06, 2020, the Religion and Public University Research Collaborative at the University of Minnesota hosted a virtual colloquium, presented by John Schmalzbauer…

RELS professor and steering committee member, Paul Rouzer, has recently published a translation of the poetry of Wang Wei (701-761 CE).

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Start planning your schedule now with some of our many RELS courses!

Religious Studies Professor Mohsen Goudarzi presented a Zoom lecture titled "Judaism in the Qur'an" on October 14th, 2020, as part of the Center for Jewish Studies Annual…

How will life change after COVID?

The Religion and the Public University Collaborative will sponsor a colloquium on issues related to religion and public universities in conjunction with the 2021 spring…

Richard Pittman Jr. (BA, 2018) delivered a welcoming speech at the CLA Transfer Student Orientation this Fall. Listen to his remarks here.

The UMN Religious Studies Program, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the Office of Equity and Diversity are proud to welcome visitors to the new online home of the…

Congratulations to Aisha Ghani, assistant professor in Religious Studies and Anthropology, for being awarded a year's fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study in…

Start planning your schedule now with some of our many Graduate RELS courses!