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 February 18 and 23. This series reveals the broad history and culture of the Black church and explores African American faith communities on the frontlines of hope and change.
On November 06, 2020, the Religion and Public University Research Collaborative at the University of Minnesota hosted a virtual colloquium, presented by John Schmalzbauer (Missouri State U) Kathleen A. Mahoney (GHR Foundation). View the recording of the colloquium here.
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 Community Lecture Series.
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 meeting of the Upper Midwest American Academy of Religion. The colloquium will be held on April 9 (preceding the conference on April 10).
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 Religion and the Public University Collaborative.
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 Princeton!
Faculty in the Religious Studies Program have received a Faculty Driven Initiative Award from the University of Minnesota's Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA)
